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Is Shakespeare History? The Romans

In Our Time: History

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The Assassination of Julius Caesar

The assassination of Julius Caesar is probably the most famous assassination in history until that of John F. Kennedy. This is a play about a political assassination that leads to regime change, although along the way it also leads to chaos and civil war. So he's flagging Julius Caesar in terms of the politics, not so much the character. And I believe Brutus has twice as many lines as Julius Caesar's. Nevertheless, it's called Julius Caesar.

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