Austin Casey
Assignment 5
Historical details
As Appius entered
Cicero’s Villa he thought to himself that this must be the fifth or sixth time
he had been there. As he walked down into the courtyard he was just as amazed
as the first time though. He looked around the garden and observed a variety of
plants for which was not common for a man of his upbringing to experience. He
passed the garden and slowly walked down a set of stairs that lead to a patio
on the other side of the plants. Cicero was waiting for him there with a
wonderful assortment of wine, bread and cheeses.
Over
the last couple of months Cicero and Appius had been growing closer as friends.
Both men came from different backgrounds and played very different roles in the
course of the recent civil war, which lead for interesting debates and much
knowledge to be learned from each other. Cicero being a man who highly valued
education immensely enjoyed hearing a caesarian soldiers perspective on the
war.
As
their conversation started it slowly veered toward the crossing of the Rubicon as
it often had in the past. Cicero knew
that Appius was not part of the legion that crossed so he was not afraid to
speak his mind. “The people should not have idealizing Caesar as a hero, they
do not know of order and democracy! Caesar crossing the Rubicon made him a
criminal not a heroic figure!” Cicero exclaimed. Appius new this was Cicero’s
way of sparking a debate so he sat for a moment choosing his words carefully,
he finally rebutted, “well if that is the case and Caesar was condemned such a
criminal then Pompey should not of fled to Capua whether or not the out come
seemed grim. Pompey as one of the Consuls should have stood up against what you
think of as such an immoral act. Surely if Pompey thought of Caesar as a
horrible wrong doer and criminal he would not have handed him our beloved city
of Rome with out a fight!” Cicero could
not help but smile, he new that they had a long night of many drinks good
conversation ahead.
