The great conspiracy against Julius Caesar - Kathryn Tempest
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On March 15th, 44 BCE, Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of about 60 of his own senators. Why did these self-titled Liberators want him dead? And why did Brutus, whose own life had been saved by Caesar, join in the plot? Kathryn Tempest investigates the personal and political assassination of Julius Caesar.
In Shakespeares’ play "Julius Caesar," he attributes to Caesar the final dying lines: "Et tu, Brute?" What do the ancient sources record? Do these lines affect our reaction to Brutus or Caesar in any way?
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- Educator Kathryn Tempest
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- Narrator Addison Anderson
