. Rome : its rise and fall ; a text-book for high schools and colleges. reat stone theatre (par. 291), a paper warning him of his danger was thrust intohis hand ; but, not sur-mising its urgent nature,he did not open it. Ashe entered the assemblychamber he observed theastrologer Spurinna, andremarked carelessly tohim, referring to his pre-diction : The Ides ofMarch have come. Yes, replied Spurinna, but not gone. No sooner had Caesartaken his seat than theconspirators crowdedabout him as if to pre-sent a petition. Upon a signal from one of their numbertheir daggers were drawn. For a moment Caes
. Rome : its rise and fall ; a text-book for high schools and colleges. reat stone theatre (par. 291), a paper warning him of his danger was thrust intohis hand ; but, not sur-mising its urgent nature,he did not open it. Ashe entered the assemblychamber he observed theastrologer Spurinna, andremarked carelessly tohim, referring to his pre-diction : The Ides ofMarch have come. Yes, replied Spurinna, but not gone. No sooner had Caesartaken his seat than theconspirators crowdedabout him as if to pre-sent a petition. Upon a signal from one of their numbertheir daggers were drawn. For a moment Caesar defendedhimself; but seeing Brutus, upon whom he had lavishedgifts and favors, among the conspirators, he is said to haveexclaimed reproachfully, Et tu, Brute/—Thou, too,Brutus ! then to have drawn his mantle over his face, andto have received unresistingly their further thrusts. Piercedwith twenty-three wounds, he sank dead at the foot ofPompeys statue. The Romans had killed many of their best men and cutshort their work; but never had they killed such as. Marcus Brutus. THE PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION. 303 Caesar. He was the greatest man their race had yet pro-duced or was destined ever to produce. Caesars work was left all incomplete. What lends to itsuch great historical importance is the fact that in hisreforms and policies Caesar drew the broad lines which hissuccessors followed, and indicated the principles on whichthe government of the future must be based. 202. Funeral Oration by Mark Antony. — The conspirators,or liberators, as they called themselves, had thoughtthat the senate would confirm, and the people applaud,their act. But both people and senators, struck with con-sternation, were silent. Mens faces grew pale as theyrecalled the proscrip-tions of Sulla (), and saw in theassassination of Caesarthe first act in a simi-lar reign of terror. Asthe conspirators issuedfrom the assembly hall,and entered the forum,holding aloft theirbloody daggers, in-s
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