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Was Caesar truly a great leader? Or was he a Roman tyrant?

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March 15, 44 B.C.E marks the death date of when Caesar was assassinated by 60 conspirators in the Senate House. You might know them by the names Casca, Cinna, Brutus, Decius, Cimber, Trebonius, Metellus, and Ligarius.

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"I must go in. (aside) Ay me, how weak a thing
The heart of woman is! O Brutus,
The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise!
Sure, the boy heard me. (to LUCIUS) Brutus hath a suit
That Caesar will not grant.—Oh, I grow faint.—
Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord.
Say I am merry. Come to me again,
And bring me word what he doth say to thee."

Portia hopes the gods' aid in Brutus's endeavor against Caesar.

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"Alas, my lord,
Your wisdom is consumed in confidence.
Do not go forth to-day: call it my fear
That keeps you in the house, and not your own.
We'll send Mark Antony to the senate-house:
And he shall say you are not well to-day:
Let me, upon my knee, prevail in this."

Calpurnia plays a big role, as she warns and begs Caesar to say home. She warns him of her nightmares, Antony goes to the Senate house as a precaution. Caesar does not think about the Senate house will stop his death, as it is inevitable.

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"If Brutus will vouchsafe that Antony May safely come to him and be resolved How Caesar hath deserved to lie in death, Mark Antony shall not love Caesar dead So well as Brutus living, but will follow The fortunes and affairs of noble Brutus Thorough the hazards of this untrod state With all true faith. So says my master Antony."

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Although the names of Caesar's conspirators were listed, we will mark the name of the person who did not attempt to stop the assassination of the fallen king. Portia, the wife of Brutus was concerned for her husband as he was distant and secretive due to his part in the assassination. On the day of Caesar's assassination, Portia acknowledged what would happen but did not attempt to put an end to it. Was she truly a conspirator? Or did she not say anything because she was too anxious for her husband?

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Friend of Julius Caesar and seen as a threat to Cassius and the other conspirators as he had the dangerous ability to make powerful connections. After the assassination, Antony shakes hands with the conspirators to make them believe he does not have bad intentions against them or their plan. He takes revenge, sways the Roman citizens in his favor to form a mob, and rouse them against the conspirators.