Richard Corlett
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3/08/12
Assignment
8: Resolution
Over the course of the
event, both Brutus and Appius spread word of the plan. Words of assassination were
told only to the senators who Brutus had previously decided would support him.
By the end of the circus, Appius and Brutus had spoken with over fifty
senators; with this kind of support, the deed would sure to occur.
Appius awoke the next
morning in Brutus's home. Appius no longer had to sleep in the stable next to
the animals, as Brutus felt that it was safer for him inside. Appius thought to
himself, "It is nice to wake up in a proper bed", as he had not slept
in a bed since he had gone undercover for Julius Caesar. This day would mark
the beginning of Brutus's training. Since Aapius was a trained assassin, he
would mentor Brutus over the next month before it was time to end the
dictatorship of Julius Caesar.
Over the following weeks,
Appius helped Brutus by taking him to the Horrea. As they saw people passing,
they would stealthily follow them and Appius would signal Brutus at the
opportune time to strike. Of course they did not actually attack any of the
people in the Horrea, as they were innocent. The task at hand was to justly
save Rome from a power-hungry and out of control dictator.
This was it. This was
the day. An eerie silence filled the land in the morning. A cool fog slowly
lifted as the sun rose above Palatine Hill. Appius and Brutus prepared to visit
the temple of Jupiter, best and greatest. With Jupiter behind them, they would
surely succeed. Today Appius was dressed in a toga because today he was posing
as a senator, not a slave. He borrowed this toga from Brutus, a shame that soon
it would be cover in the blood of Julius Caesar.
March 15,
44BCE Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Theater of Pompey on the lower steps
of the portico. Appius and Brutus's plan had been successful and executed with
precision. Over 60 Roman senators had participated in the assassination and
thus ended the dictatorship of Julius Caesar.
