Beware the Ides of March

Beware the Ides of March
Vincenzo Camuccini, Death of Caesar, 1798

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Poem 6-Catullus on Antony

Hello man with the suave voice and the pretty face.
Just because you have the means to please people artificially,
do not think that we the senate can be held captive by your persuasive speech.
For even you Antony must be truthful to yourself (which we all know you were not).
Those who used to follow you have left your side. Is this not proof your stupidity in the trickery?
For treason against Rome will not go unpunished.
Just as you so desire to convict the conspirators for treason
We all wish to convict you of the same crime.
And while you have a few men who follow you like puppy dogs follow a mother,
Dependent on her appreciation and affirmation in order live happily,
The rest of the senate has grown a brain, used our eyes, and seen you for what you truly are...
A liar, a traitor, and a power hungry hazard to Rome .

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