Publius Servilius Casca was one of the assassins of Gaius Julius Caesar in 44 BC. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Gaius Julius Caesar most commonly refers to Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC conqueror of Gaul dictator Gaius Julius Caesar may Year 44 BC was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Though his family was loyal to Caesar, his brother even being a close friend of the dictator, both siblings joined in the assassination.
History
According to Appian and Plutarch, Publius was the first to strike Caesar. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c When the signal was given, he rushed upon him and plunged a dagger into his breast (Appian) or the back of his neck (Plutarch), but was so nervous that he did not badly wound the dictator. Caesar turned around quickly, writes Plutarch, and caught Casca by the arm, crying in Latin, "Casca, you villain, what are you doing?". Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Casca, frightened, called to Gaius in Greek: "Help, brother!" The other conspirators then closed in on Caesar. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c
Appian also reports that Casca was nearly startled into betraying the assassination plan the day before.
He committed suicide after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC. The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Wars of the Second Triumvirate between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian (the Second Triumvirate Year 42 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar.
External links
- Appian, The Civil Wars, Book 2 Chapter 16 from the Perseus Project
- Plutarch, Lives, Caesar, Chapter 66 from the Perseus Project
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