Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . uture Emperor of Rome. To meet this accusationCaesar made his will and provided that his grand-nephew, 0(5lavius Caesar, should be his adopted sonand heir. But this was declared a murmurings grew louder. Sixty senators combined to assassinate Caesar—thehigh position of these men made them safe—bystanding together they would be was warned, but declined to take the matterseriously. He neither would arm himself nor allowguards to attend him. On the 15th of March, 44 B. C, as Caesar entered theSenate the rebels crowded upon h
Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . uture Emperor of Rome. To meet this accusationCaesar made his will and provided that his grand-nephew, 0(5lavius Caesar, should be his adopted sonand heir. But this was declared a murmurings grew louder. Sixty senators combined to assassinate Caesar—thehigh position of these men made them safe—bystanding together they would be was warned, but declined to take the matterseriously. He neither would arm himself nor allowguards to attend him. On the 15th of March, 44 B. C, as Caesar entered theSenate the rebels crowded upon him under the pre- MARK ANTONY 43 tense of handing him a petition, and at a sign fellupon him. Twenty-three of the conspirators got closeenough to send their envious daggers dipped his sword in the flowing blood, andwaving the w^eapon aloft cried, **Liberty is restored! Q Two days later, Mark Antony standing by the deadbody of his beloved chief, sadly mused:Thou art the ruins of the noblest manThat ever lived in the tide of 44 MARK ANTONY
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