Caesar A New Temple Honoring Cleopatra - 1735 Words

Another thing was that Caesar built a new temple honoring Cleopatra. Even though it was said to be dedicated to the Roman goddess Venus, it has a statue of Cleopatra as Isis inside of it. Many people took this as Caesar saying that Isis was as important as Venus. These are the things that ultimately led to Caesar’s death. Several Roman senators, led by Marcus Brutus and Longinus Cassius, began meeting to make a plan to assassinate Caesar. So on the 15th of March (commonly known as the ides of March), 44 B.C., Caesar was called for a meeting of the Senate. Even though everyone had heard of this plot, Caesar saw himself too high to die in such a way, and no matter how many times Cleopatra and even Mark Antony pleaded for him not to go. Even Caesar’s own wife had a dream the night before that Caesar would be killed, yet he still decided to go. When he entered, Tillius Cimber knelt before him as though he was going to present a petition for Caesar, Caesar motioned him away , and just as he walked passed Tillius pulled at his toga. Then a man named Casca drew his dagger and wounded Caesar on the shoulder, then all his assassins came from every side and Caesar was being thrown in one direction and then in another. He was wounded twenty-three times. The last thing he did was turn to Brutus and say â€Å"You too, my son?†, and fell down in his own pool of blood, right next to Pompey’s statue. Within minutes, Caesar was dead. Once Cleopatra heard that Caesar was dead, she fled from Rome,Show MoreRelatedAugustus s Life During The Civil War1741 Words   |  7 PagesAugustus’ great uncle, Julius Caesar, was involved in this war. Augustus’ father was married to Atia, who was the daughter of Julia, Caesar’s sister. Later on in Augustus’ life, Caesar’s distant family relationship was idle to how Augustus came into power. When Augustus’s grandmother, Julia, died, Augustus delivered the eulogy at her funeral, which was his first public appearance. Soon after, Caesar won the civil war and was given the title of dictator of Rome. In order for Caesar to claim power, he needed