Who said et tu brute

As Caesar approaches Senate, a group of hostile senators surrounds him — among them is his close friend, Brutus. They rush to stab him and he, after seeing Brutus among them, succumbs to his fate.

Caesar : Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? Casca : Speak, hands, for me! Then fall, Caesar! Tyranny is dead! Brutus was no soldier but he was a philosopher and orator and much admired in Rome. Decimus joined the plot as well, as did more than 60 prominent Romans. As a past master at ambush, Cassius might have come up with the plan to surprise Caesar in the Senate.

Decimus, however, made the wheels turn. Caesar even had Decimus at his side at a dinner party the night before his assassination. On the morning of the Ides Caesar suddenly decided not to go to the senate meeting, probably because of rumors of conspiracy. In fact, the soothsayer warned Caesar a month earlier to beware a day period ending in the Ides of March , that is, the times from February 15 to March But the Ides had finally come.

Decimus did his job. Could he possibly have survived long enough to utter his famous last words? Afterwards Decimus provided security to the killers. He owned a troupe of gladiators who doubled as a private police force. They escorted the assassins to safety on the Capitoline Hill and guarded the perimeter during the tense days that followed.

Decimus came in for particular criticism because his closeness to Caesar made his treachery seem all the worse. Decimus soon left Rome to lead an army in northern Italy and defend what he saw as the cause of the republic. Although he started out strong he was outfoxed by Octavius. A year and a half after the Ides of March, Decimus was abandoned by his soldiers, captured by his enemies and executed.

A year later, Brutus and Cassius lost a battle and committed suicide. Eventually he went by the name of Augustus. In the play Caesar begins to resist the attack but resigns himself to his fate when he sees that his friend is amongst the plotters:. Caesar: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? Casca: Speak, hands, for me! Then fall, Caesar! Tyranny is dead! If you have questions about your account, please contact customer service or call us at This message will appear once per week unless you renew or log out.

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