The Assassination of Julius Caesar: Explained
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Caesar's Ill Fated Trip to the Theatre of Pompey
A favourite story of mine here is preserved in the writings of apion. According to apion, as soon as caesar stepped down from his litter, a certain senator approached him. Now this senator's name was popilius lena. And just before approaching caesar. Lena had called out marcus and cassius to their faces,. revealing that he knew of their plot - because lena himself was not one of the conspirators. Fortunately for them, lena didn't reveal the conspiracy to caesar. In fact, he was petitioning caesar on something completely different... We don't know, fact or fiction. This tale is another good example of all these stories that have
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