Decius convinces Caesar to attend the Senate by convincing him that Calphurnia's dream was misinterpreted. He declares that the dream is not indicative of Caesar's impending murder, rather a good omen for Roman government and his rulership.
Decius persuades Caesar to attend the ceremony where he will be killed, by telling him that the Senate will make him king.
Cassius and Brutus are having a conversation while the Lupercal celebrations are going on. These may not be games so much as pageantry (like Antony trying to crown Caesar).
18,000 people can attend an ancient Greek play!
They could attend the plays, but they couldn't perform in them
he attended night school and took private lessons
Decius Brutus.
Decius persuades Caesar to attend the ceremony where he will be killed, by telling him that the Senate will make him king.
He flattered him and used persuasion plus his own interpretation of the dream caesars wife Calphurnia had warned Caesar about.
Calpurnia interprets the dream as a warning for her husband, Julius Caesar, to stay home on the Ides of March. She sees the dream as a bad omen. On the other hand, Decius interprets the dream as a positive sign, suggesting Caesar is invincible and should attend the Senate meeting where he will be crowned.
Caesar was not lured to the Senate. As Rome's dictator, he was a functioning part of the Senate and was therefore required to attend it frequently.
his wife.she had a bad dream of his death
Julius Caesar.It says in the book that Brutus killed him because he was to ambitious..
Julius Caesar did not change his mind. He was due to attend the meeting of the senate. Mark Antony was warned about the assassination plot and wanted to warn him. However, he was diverted by one of the plotters and Caesar remained unaware of the plot and went ahead with his schedule.
Caesar ignored the warnings of his wife Calpurnia to stay home on the Ides of March because he believed the prophecies of his death were superstitions. He also did not want to appear weak or give in to fear, as he valued his reputation as a strong leader. Additionally, he may have been influenced by his own ambition and desire to attend important Senate meetings.
The third and last wife of Julius Caesar and experienced a strong premonition of his death. She wanted to send word to the Senate that Caesar was sick and could not attend. However Caesar would not accept this lie, attended the Senate and was killed. She never remarried after his death. Caesar and Calpernia married in 59BC, Caesar was killed in 44BC
Julius Caesar was murdered on the ides of March because of expediency. In a short time, possibly one or two days, Caesar was due to leave for his Parthian campaign which could take two or more years. The ides of March happened to be the day of the last senate meeting that Caesar would attend before heading east. The conspirators acted on the ides, not wanting to tolerate another couple or three years of Caesar's dictatorship.
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