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         C A E S A R   M U R D E R E D !
                          16th March 44 BC


Just yesterday Julius Ceasar was murdered in the Senate house in Rome.
It was a Republic meeting. Ceasar took his seat at the base of
Pompey's statue. Tilius Climber, a senator, walked up to Ceasar
pretending to ask a question. Ceasar waved him away, but Climber
grabbed him and pulled down his toga. Then several members of the
Senate jumped up and surrounded Ceasar with knives, among them
Ceasar's friends Cassius and Brutus. One of the Casca brothers stabbed
him in the neck. Ceasar was stabbed 23 times. When he saw Brutus
coming he pulled his toga over his head. Some witnesses say that
before that he cried out "You too my child?" which provides doubtable
avidence that Brutus may have been Ceasar's son. He was left at the
base of Pompey's statue in a pool of blood until some slaves carried
him away on a stretcher.

Soon after, Ceasar's funeral took place. He was cremated, and people
threw their valuables in the fire because it was thanks to Ceasar that
they had them. A pillar was erected on which were the words "To the
father of his country".

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See p.6 for a story concerning the excavation of what seems to be
Jupiter's beard.

To find out the results in last week's gladiator duel, turn to p.8.

Consult p.5 for the proper way to use a vomitorium.

And on p.3, find out how to cook traditional Roman food.

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N E W    T R I B U N E    E L E C T E D !

Last week a new tribune was elected, by the name ... continued on p.4