
Episode C - The Death of Caesar (Live in Melbourne)
Emperors of Rome
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Killing Caesar on Consecrated Ground
In the theatre of pompey, it's not actually in the theatre. It's a space where the senate can meet. Killing caesar on consecrated ground, great move. The one thing missing from this account that i do quite like in suetonius is that caesar's there toto sign petitions. And so he's got a stylus, and he takes the stylus and starts stabbing his attackers in the hand with it. But then he sees there are too many of them. He's also given line why this is violence. Inpleta, he says, casca, you scoundrel. What are you doing? That is a better line. And
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