Great Moments in History
Someone suggested I re-enact great moments in history…so on some Mondays I’ll present a Great Moment in History.
Julius Caesar got assassinated for something or the other. And Caesar probably didn’t really say “Et tu, Brute?”; that was some drama Shakespeare added. But still, it gets the point across. Julius didn’t die of pneumonia, or slipping on some ice (that was Dr. Atkins).
If there’s one lesson you can take from this is don’t try to become the emperor of Rome.
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Well done Mascot–the laurel wreath of triumph is an excellent touch!
One slight criticism, however, I think Caesar was supposed to be stabbed like 33 or 40 times (once by the whole Senate or something) so we need a lot more wounds with the red stuff. But still, I know you’re just getting this project off the ground, and I applaud the effort.
Suggestion for next week; the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico with you, Mascot, as Oppenheimer quoting Shiva.
Comment by Wahrheit | 14 January 2008
Caesar said “Kai su, teknon?” But it’s not too far in spirit from the Latin. Expresses surprise to find an intimate participating in his assassination.
Comment by doctor drone | 14 January 2008
My bad, it seems there were 23 stab wounds (”23 skidoo” ???) and one source apparently says he “only grunted.” Which sounds more likely than a snappy, meaningful comeback line when you’re in the midst of being shivved 23 times…
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n11/letters.html
Comment by Wahrheit | 14 January 2008
Wow, makes me feel like I was there…
Comment by wang | 14 January 2008
What?!?!? Certainly someone as great as Julius Caesar could have composed himself enough to utter a snappy comeback!
Comment by Allen | 15 January 2008
@Wahrheit: I can’t wait to see what next week has in store.
@Doctor Drone: Heya! I’m going to yank your chain about Obama as long as it remains fun.
@Wahrheit 2: Probably with all that olive oil he used, he was really healthy, so he was able to eek out his response…
@Wang: That’s exactly how I feel!
@Allen: 100% agree with you. That’s why Shakespeare put it in his play after all.
Comment by Donnie | 15 January 2008
i will always remember ceasar’s greatest contribution to modern society…the orange julius. he invented that you know…
Comment by chessloser | 15 January 2008
@Chessloser: I thought it was the Caesar Salad
Comment by Allen | 15 January 2008
“Honey, I forgot to duck”
Comment by Tacticus Maximus | 16 January 2008
@chessloser and Allen: He’s Caesar. Of course, he invented both.
@Tacticus: Another great Reagan story I hadn’t heard till a reader brought it up. If someone tries to assassinate me, I hope I’m in that good of a humor afterwards.
Comment by Donnie | 16 January 2008