Austin Casey
Plot
Attiseus served under Marc Anthony
as a foot soldier in the civil war. He was recognized by Anthony for coming up
with an ingenious plan to surprise and flank the enemy in one of the critical
battles. Much later, after the war, Anthony spots Attiseus and Tiro casually
talking in the Forum Romanium. The next day Anthony sends for Attiseus and asks
him to make friends with Tiro and to keep tabs on Cicero. Being loyal to his ex
commander Attiseus obliges. Attiseus, with his cunning personality and knowledge
of politics woos Cicero into many revealing political debates. Cicero is
impressed with Attiseus but feels uneasy about him.
One
day Attiseus intercepts a mail carrier and discovers a letter from Cicero to a
dear friend discussing a future assassination plot on Caesar.
Meanwhile
Cicero is still uneasy about Attiseus so he throws a small party inviting him
as well as some others (one of which is a very beautiful and deceptive
prostitute that Cicero hires to play the role of an available widow with much
interest in Attiseus.) She gets Attiseus drunk and seduces him as well as
expressing her fake views to being loyal to Caesar and her dislike of Cicero so
Attiseus ends up bragging about the letter to her. During this Anthony is away
and has no idea about the letter. Tiro and Cicero realize that this is the case
and plot the murder of Attiseus before Anthony’s return. In the middle of the
night they murder Attiseus and find and destroy the letter. The rest is history
(no pun intended) Cicero is assassinated because of Anthony and Caesars hit
list and Caesar is later assassinated as well.
