jan 16, 43 BC - Fall of Roman Republic

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§ Post-Caesar
§ The people of Rome are enraged
§ Caesar – their champion
§ Nearly burn the Forum down during the
funeral
§ Mark Antony (co-consul)
§ How to deal with the assassins?
§ Whips public into a foment – Civil War
§ Caesar’s Will:
§ Gifts to Roman people
§ 75 drachmas ($6,000) to every man in Rome
§ Walkways to Roman people – including those
in his private garden
§ Names Gaius Octavius (Octavian –
grandnephew, now adopted son) his heir

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