NELC 064 Lecture 20: NELC 064 CLASS 20 11-17
26 Dec 2015
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Crisis in rome after the death of caesar. Anthony/cleopatra"s relationship: he wants to lead campaigns to parthia to defeat their empire. Calpurnia begs caesar not to go to the senate. Bad omens, begs not to go; he is assassinated. Moment of caesar"s death is inspiration for famous art, paintings recording its event. Concerns over his relationship with cleo, she is divine queen. Was he planning to divorce his wife calpurnia and change laws to allow. He can"t take cleo as recognized wife but there is worry that this will happen anyhow. Leaves rome with caesar"s child and makes her way back to egypt. Cleo is blamed (she had just returned to his city. Ptolemy xv declared co-ruler with his mother cleo vii in 44 bc. Official part of the constitution formally making octavian, anthony, and. Lepidus the three men in charge of rome. Lepidus given parts of africa, anthony in control of east, octavian has.
