Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Asteroid Family, Tyrant

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

G. julius caesar octavianus (63 bc ad 14) When julius caesar was killed, the senate had to devise a plan to keep his laws, which were good. If he was a tyrant, they had to remove his laws. If he was not a tyrant, the assassins committed murder. They said that the assassins didn"t commit murder, and caesar was not a tyrant. Mark antony was given the ability to give a funeral for caesar. At this funeral, he was not allowed to say anything bad about the assassins. When he gave his eulogy, he praised all the great things that caesar had done. This changed the opinions of the general public. This made the conspirators flee rome, since the general opinion had shifted drastically. Mark antony is free to rule rome because no one is there to challenge him. The assassins are attempting to gather forces outside of rome to take power.