The Legacy of Julius Caesar's Assassination
The Ancients
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Dante's Inferno - A Parallel to the Relationship Between Christ and Dante
In dante's inferno, we find brutus and cassius who are being chewed in the mouth of lucifer. In terms of betrayal, they rank alongside those of judas. There were rumours in the ancient world that brutus was the illegitimate son of caesar. And so if brutus stabbed caesar, it was because this was actually parricide. That then is seen as parallel to the relationshipJudas too, to christ, and how what they have done is betrayed their friend,.
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