that if it came down to that, dont worry about killing me, ill do it myself.
Caesar was killed by several conspirators, the primary ones being Cassius and Brutus. Antony finds the conspirators actually standing over the body after Caesar was killed.
Trebonius distracts Antony as part of the conspirators' plan to assassinate Julius Caesar. By drawing Antony away from Caesar, Trebonius ensures that Antony cannot intervene during the critical moment of the assassination. This strategic move is essential for the conspirators to successfully execute their plot without being thwarted by Antony, who is loyal to Caesar.
Octavian did not necessarily want to kill Marc Antony. He wanted to wage war against him because the two men were locked into a fight over who would become the sole ruler of Rome and her territories. He did not want to be seen as wanting war with Marc Antony. Therefore, he declared war on Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Marc Antony's lover and ally, knowing that Antony would join the war to defend her.
Anthony accused Brutus and Cassius of being hypocritical and acting like Casca had sneakily approached Caesar, suggesting they were complicit in the conspiracy against him. He implied that they were not being honest about their motives and questioned their integrity. This accusation highlighted the tension among the conspirators and underscored Antony’s growing disillusionment with their actions. Ultimately, it helped galvanize support for Antony against the conspirators.
According to the ancient historian Appian, Marc Antony presented Caesar as a tribune of the plebeians who was sacrosanct (could not be hurt without the violators being subject of religious sanction) and that the plebeians (the mass of the people) had a duty to protect him. He straightened Caesar's bier, praised him as a deity and listed his battles and victories. He stripped Caesar's clothes from his body, put them on a pole and waived them. In Appian there is no mention of Marc Antony naming any of the conspirators. His account is not wholly reliable because he wrote a long time after the event and ancient historians usually used to make up the content of speeches. However, is not saying that Marc Antony named the conspirators could be reliable.
Caesar was killed by several conspirators, the primary ones being Cassius and Brutus. Antony finds the conspirators actually standing over the body after Caesar was killed.
Trebonius distracts Antony as part of the conspirators' plan to assassinate Julius Caesar. By drawing Antony away from Caesar, Trebonius ensures that Antony cannot intervene during the critical moment of the assassination. This strategic move is essential for the conspirators to successfully execute their plot without being thwarted by Antony, who is loyal to Caesar.
The favor that Antony asks of the conspirators is to speak at Caesar's funeral. They eventually let him, however Brutus gives him guidelines/restrictions that he must agree too or else he will not be allowed to speak at the funeral.
Servilius Casca, one of the conspirators, was afraid and told Mark Antony vaguely about the conspiracy. Mark Antony went to warn Caesar, but the conspirators, who had planned for this possibility, sent Trebonous, one of the conspirators, to intercept him just as he got near the portico of the Theatre of Pompey, where Caesar was assassinated. Mark Antony fled when he heard the commotion from the portico. The Theatre of Pompey was the venue where the sessions of the senate were being temporarily held while a new senate house was under construction.
No, the conspirators diverted him to stay outside the Senate building leaving Caesar to go in undefended.
Octavian did not necessarily want to kill Marc Antony. He wanted to wage war against him because the two men were locked into a fight over who would become the sole ruler of Rome and her territories. He did not want to be seen as wanting war with Marc Antony. Therefore, he declared war on Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Marc Antony's lover and ally, knowing that Antony would join the war to defend her.
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Mark Antony addresses these words to the conspirators who killed Caesar. He says that as they have killed the mighty Caesar, who accomplished many great tasks, and conquered great empires, the conspirators are now responsible for the working of Rome. They have the choice, the power and are the masters of what to do next in Rome. He requests them to kill him too, as he realizes no hour is more fit and no place more apt than being killed along with his master and friend, the great Julius Caesar.
Anthony accused Brutus and Cassius of being hypocritical and acting like Casca had sneakily approached Caesar, suggesting they were complicit in the conspiracy against him. He implied that they were not being honest about their motives and questioned their integrity. This accusation highlighted the tension among the conspirators and underscored Antony’s growing disillusionment with their actions. Ultimately, it helped galvanize support for Antony against the conspirators.
Cassius proposes the murder of Anthony, and brutus opposes it because he doesnt want it all to become too bloody. also, he doesnt want people to believe that they were killed out of anger and envy.
Antony killed himself because he had been defeated and it was an honorable way for a Roman to die. Cleopatra killed herself because she could not stand the thought of being publicly disgraced in Octavian's triumph at Rome.
According to the ancient historian Appian, Marc Antony presented Caesar as a tribune of the plebeians who was sacrosanct (could not be hurt without the violators being subject of religious sanction) and that the plebeians (the mass of the people) had a duty to protect him. He straightened Caesar's bier, praised him as a deity and listed his battles and victories. He stripped Caesar's clothes from his body, put them on a pole and waived them. In Appian there is no mention of Marc Antony naming any of the conspirators. His account is not wholly reliable because he wrote a long time after the event and ancient historians usually used to make up the content of speeches. However, is not saying that Marc Antony named the conspirators could be reliable.