![]() ![]() Tommie would guess he learned Hebrew in either the East or in the Subura, and Gallic while in Gaul or Hispania. I would like to know what your source is for writing "where he (=Caesar) apparently learned to speak several languages, including Hebrew and Gallic dialects." The 'Tu quoque, mi fili' phrase is what is commonly believed to be his actual last words, whether he said it in Latin, or the similar phrase in Greek. Besides, shakespeare used 'Et tu, Brute'. How can it be both? Even if this was not the intended meaning, then at best this sentance is poorly worded. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the dictator directed his famous last words at Brutus: Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi ("You, too, Brutus, my son?") or Et tu, Brute ("And you, Brutus?"). I personally find this much more credible, as having been stabbed 20-some times, you're going to be in no condition to toss off famous last words. You are correct-in fact, one such account's text is included in the article. Don't some sources also state that Caesar said nothing before he died? It makes more sense that if he were stabbed several times he would be more likely to be in shock instead of saying something as overdramatic as "You too, Brutus, my son!". The first step is to restore the Suetonius quote and ref. Looks like someone decided to delete all of Caesar's reported dying words except for the quote from Shakespeare's play. ![]() The context, together with a certain little itty-bitty passage, in Greek, from Suetonius gives us the "my son" bit. Q: How does this imply "my son?" A: It doesn't. What the hell? First of all, this quotation comes from S-H-A-K-E-S-P-E-A-R-E. If you want to argue that Suetonius put Greek into Caesar's mouth, I'd be happy to look at any evidence (i.e., references to texts and/or scholarly works) you might have.Įt tu, Brute? (Lat., "And you, (my son) Brutus?" - it can be argued that "my son" is implied by the case used) I challenge you to provide a reference for this. Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi! (Lat., "You too, Brutus, my son!") Furthermore, "teknon" more properly means "that which is born, a child." For the Latinists here, just don't go thinking "teknon" = "filius," because it doesn't. Suetonius reports that Ceasar said (in Greek) "kai su, teknon?" UNFORTUNATELY.someone decided, in their great wisdom, that it would be best to delete the precise reference to Suetonius, which I included originally. His last words have been various reported as: "kai su, teknon" vs "Et tu, Brute" vs garbage He simply did not use it the way that Caesar Augustus did Plutarch describes Caesar as wearing triumphal regalia during the Lupercal festival, despite not conducting a triumph. Muriel 10:15, (UTC)Ĭaesar did receive the title imperator, as did all triumphators (including Marius, Sulla, Metellus Pius, Pompey, and Cicero). I also removed the excessive (and a bit annoying) linking of some words. As far as I understand he died a Republican, without having a glimpse of the end of the Republic. I kept the second paragraph of the chapter The Name Caesar, but I have strong reservations about this… Caesar did not receive the title Imperator: this was given to Augustus Caesar in 27 BC. It is only natural that he referred to him as "my son". Caesar had known Brutus since his birth, was intimate of his mother and taught him rhetoric. "My son" is an expression often directed at persons that are not biological or adopted siblings. The (doubtful) last words of Caesar "You too my son?" must be interpreted as a figure of speech. If so, he would not be known as Brutus, but as Gaius Julius Caesar Junianus. In 59 BC, Caesar was still a believer in the system. It was only a political alliance and did not imperilled the Republic. The First Triumvirate was not a government, but an informal alliance: its comparison with the second triumvirate is not formal since this one had legal implications and Caesar's triumvirate didn't. Suetonius and Plutarch's biographies of CaesarĪfter a re-reading of Suetonius and Plutarch's biographies of Caesar, I noted a few flaws on the former version of this article and I decided to expand and rewrite it. ![]()
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