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Who killed julius caesar
Who killed julius caesar






who killed julius caesar

Caesar had an excellent gift to speak well naturally, which was much holpen by his Studies, so that he was very elo∣quent, and might have been second to none, but that he applied himself rather to follow the Wars, and to mannage great matters than to pleading of cau∣ses. When Sylla's power began to decay, Caesars Friends wrote to him to returne to Rome: But he first went to Rhodes to study there for a time, under the Tuition of Apollonius, an honest man and excellent Rethori∣cian, * whose Schollar also Cicero had been.

who killed julius caesar

Caesar here∣upon returned back to Pergamus, and there hung up all * these Theeves openly upon the Crosse, as he often had threatened that he would doe, when they thought that he was but in jest. But he desiring to get the money, because there was good store of it, said, that he would consider of these Prisoners at better leasure. When his Ransome was come, he paid it them and so was dismssied and presently arming and man∣ning * some Ships out of the Haven of Miletum, he fol∣lowed these Theeves, and finding them yet at Anchor, he took most of them, and got a great Booty, and carryed there persons to the City of Pergamus, and there imprisoned them, whilst himself went to Jumus, the Governour of Asia, to whom the execution of these Pirates did belong.

who killed julius caesar

Thus he continued thirty eight dayes amongst them, not as a Prisoner, but rather waited upon as a Prince by them: For he boldly exercised himself amongst them * in their sports: He would make Orations and call them to gether to hear them, and if they seemed not to understand or regard them, he would call them Blockheads and Beasts, and laughing, would threa∣ten to hang them, and they took all in good part, thinking that it proceeded from his Boyish simpli∣city. They asking him twenty Talents for his Ransom, Caesar laughed them to scorne, as not knowing what a man they had taken, and of himself promised them fifty Ta∣lents, and sent some of his men to get him this money, so that he was almost left alone amongst these Theeves, which were the cruellest Butchers in the world, having onely one of his Friends and two Slaves with him. And after a while, he took Sea again, * and fell into the hands of some Pirates, who at that time kept all the Sea-coast, with a great Fleet. Then went he unto the Sea side, and taking Ship, he passed into Bythinia unto King Nicomedes.

who killed julius caesar

And Caesar was not contented to retire himself in safety inthose stormy times, but came and made suite to the People for the Priesthood which was then void, when he had scant any haire on his face: but by Syllas means he suffered a repulse, who was so irritated here∣by, that he determined to have killed him and when some of Syllas Friends told him, that it was to no pur∣pose to put so young a man to Death, he answered, That they did not consider that there were many Marius's in that one Boy.Ĭaesar being informed of his danger, secretly fled from Rome, and hid himself a long time amongst the Sabines, * wandering from one place to another, yet at length he fell into the hands of a party of Syllas Souldiers who soughtfor him, but he bribed their Captain with two Talents, and so escaped. Sylla being very busie in puting to Death many of his * enemies, yet passed by Caesar whom he contemned for his When he was a young man, Sylla having gotten the Lordship of Rome, would have had him put away his Wife Corne∣lia, who was the Daughter of Cinna, the Dictator, but he could not prevaile with him, either by promises or threats to do it, whereupon he took away her joynter from him. JUlius Caesar by the Fathers side was of a ve∣ry * Noble and ancient Family, and by the Mothers side he descended from the Kings of Rome, who were extracted from the Trojan Aeneas. Page THE LIFE & DEATH OF Julius Caesar The first Founder of the ROMAN EMPIRE.








Who killed julius caesar