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Great Moments in History

Et tu, Brute?

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.

January 14th, 2008 10 comments
Posted by The Mascot Filed under History

  1. Wahrheit posted the following on 14 January 2008 at 1:33 pm.

    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.

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  2. doctor drone posted the following on 14 January 2008 at 7:31 pm.

    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.

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  3. Wahrheit posted the following on 14 January 2008 at 8:18 pm.

    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

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  4. wang posted the following on 14 January 2008 at 9:45 pm.

    Wow, makes me feel like I was there…

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  5. Allen posted the following on 15 January 2008 at 2:06 am.

    What?!?!? Certainly someone as great as Julius Caesar could have composed himself enough to utter a snappy comeback!

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  6. Donnie posted the following on 15 January 2008 at 2:23 pm.

    @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.

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  7. chessloser posted the following on 15 January 2008 at 2:52 pm.

    i will always remember ceasar’s greatest contribution to modern society…the orange julius. he invented that you know…

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  8. Allen posted the following on 15 January 2008 at 11:04 pm.

    @Chessloser: I thought it was the Caesar Salad

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  9. Tacticus Maximus posted the following on 16 January 2008 at 6:54 am.

    “Honey, I forgot to duck”

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  10. Donnie posted the following on 16 January 2008 at 9:40 am.

    @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.

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