#theatre of pompey

[illustratus]

The Assassination of Julius Caesar by William Holmes Sullivan

[duxfemina]

*Ides

Damn autocorrect

[garland-on-thy-brow]

Connected two (2) dots for the Prothean Brutecass AU. There is going to be mechanical Pompey. Cassius is going to do musical necromancy on him. The Wei Wuxian of it all.

[catilinas]

hey girl did you know um. there was a fucking dream that was rome…………

[thedealersfiance]

happy assassinating everyone 🙏

[postcard-from-the-past]

Theatre of Pompei, Campania region of Italy

Italian vintage postcard

[furlantravelfashionblogger]

Pompei. Quadriportico dei Teatri .🇮🇹❤

Pompeii. Quadriporticus of the Theatres

@pompeii_parco_archeologico

[suraiiya]

"fiction doesnt affect reality" people genuinely think that Caesar was assassinated within the senate building instead of the Theatre of Pompey because of the shakespeare play (/lighthearted)

[brother-emperors]

--or perhaps,' continues Octavian. 'You're angry that I've outplayed you at your own game because you were too busy fucking in your old master's house to notice anything that was going on around you.'

He smiles suddenly, bright and wide. 'Enjoy the party, Marcus.'

this scene takes place sometime after philippi, and was originally just some historical fiction I was writing last year for fun focusing on antony, octavian, and agrippa. then I got stressed out watching the new season of a show, started drawing while it played, and ended up turning it into a short comic lmao

the dialogue in this scene is referencing this bit out of Suetonius:

In early youth he incurred the reproach of sundry shameless acts. Sextus Pompey taunted him with effeminacy; Mark Antony with having earned adoption by his uncle through unnatural relations; and Lucius, brother of Mark Antony, that after sacrificing his honour to Caesar he had given himself to Aulus Hirtius in Spain for three hundred thousand sesterces, and that he used to singe his legs with red-hot nutshells, to make the hair grow softer. What is more, one day when there were plays in the theatre, all the people took as directed against him and loudly applauded the following line, spoken on the stage and referring to a priest of the Mother of the Gods, as he beat his timbrel: "See'st how a wanton's finger sways the world?"

Suetonius Augustus 68

what a fun group of people!! they should all eat each other

[todayontumblr]

Wednesday March 15.

Batten down the hatches: It's The Ides of March.

It's March 15, 44 BC. As many as 60 conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, await the arrival of the great Julius Caesar in the Theatre of Pompey for a meeting of the Senate. A mystical seer is among those gathered, and Caesar passes this mysterious figure on his way to the Theatre. Before the point of their meeting, the seer warned Caesar that harm would come to him on the Ides of March. On his way to Pompey, where he would be assassinated, Caesar passed the seer and joked: "Well, the Ides of March are come", with which he implied that the prophecy had not been fulfilled. "Aye, they are come, but they are not gone," the seer replied, and Caesar continued into the chamber. And the rest, as they say, is history. Well, would you look at that. Today's date is March 15, and you know what that means, Tumblrinas: it must be the #ides of march! Yay!

Naturally, as today is the big day, the #ides of march fandom has gone totally wild for March 15. And can you blame them? It's been a long year, after all. And it is right here you will find a mass of shitposts, memes, polls, and fanart all in tribute to the community's all-time favorite assassination.  

And remember, folks, trust no one. Not even Marcus Brutus x

[illustratus]

The Death of Caesar by Jean-Léon Gérôme

[ancientcharm]

Melpemone, The Muse of Tragedy.

Photography and text: Egisto Sani / CC BY-NC 4.0

This colossal statue may have been part of the decorations of the Theatre of Pompey in Rome. It was discovered without arms in 1496. In 1782, Giovanni Pierantoni restored the Muse’s statua as Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy, by adding forearms and a modern tragic mask. Four other Muses were found towards the end of the 16th century in the same space. Melpomene was undoubtedly part of a group of nine muses who decorated the theater or the portico of Pompey Theater, the first stone spectacle building in Rome. This statute is the only one to have kept its original head. Former the statue belonged to the Vatican Collections; it was confiscated during the Napoleonic era in 1803, and was exchanged in 1815 with the “Laocoon”, which had been returned to the Vatican after the defeat of Napoleon.  Marble statue H. 3.92 mC. 50 BC. From Rome, Campus Martius, Theatre of Pompey. Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Paris, Musée du Louvre – (Ma. 411)

[garland-on-thy-brow]

"If you do not have an ancestral household curse, not to worry, you can make your own. You will need some boats!" - Pompey probably.

[catilinas]

i have to go to bed or else i will think too hard about the pharsalia and then it will be 3am and

[whereisgem]

gem is in the curia of pompey of the theatre of pompey, rome during year 44 BC

Lovely

[theantonian]

The death of Julius Caesar | ca. 1975 Oil on Canvas

Doughty, C.L. (1913-85)

Beware The Ides of March! One of the most famous moments in classical history as Julius Caesar is assassinated by Brutus, Cassius and their followers in 44 BC.

Caesar was due to appear at a session of the Senate. Mark Antony accompanied Caesar on his way. The plotters, however, fearing that Antony would come to Caesar's aid, had arranged for Trebonius to intercept him just as he approached the portico of Theatre of Pompey, where the session was to be held, and detain him outside. When Antony realized what had come to pass, he fled the scene fearing he might be next.

According to Plutarch, as Caesar arrived at the Senate, Tillius Cimber presented him with a petition to recall his exiled brother. The other conspirators crowded round to offer support. Both Plutarch and Suetonius say that Caesar waved him away, but Cimber grabbed his shoulders and pulled down Caesar's tunic. Caesar then cried to Cimber, "Why, this is violence!" ("Ista quidem vis est!").

At the same time, Casca produced his dagger and made a glancing thrust at the dictator's neck. Caesar turned around quickly and caught Casca by the arm. According to Plutarch, he said in Latin, "Casca, you villain, what are you doing?" Casca, frightened, shouted, "Help, brother!" in Greek. Within moments, the entire group, including Brutus, was striking out at the dictator. Caesar attempted to get away, but, blinded by blood, he tripped and fell; the men continued stabbing him as he lay defenceless on the lower steps of the portico. According to Eutropius, around 60 or more men participated in the assassination. He was stabbed 23 times.

Caesar's body was cremated, and on the site of his cremation the Temple of Caesar was erected a few years later. Only its altar now remains. A lifesize wax statue of Caesar was later erected in the forum displaying the 23 stab wounds. A crowd who had gathered there started a fire, which badly damaged the forum and neighboring buildings.