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Offline Tacitus

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Marc Antony's Caesar Eulogy
« on: February 09, 2020, 10:27:42 am »
Is there a historical record of what Marc Antony actually said during Caesar's funeral?  of for that matter, is there one of Brutus's eulogy?

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Re: Marc Antony's Caesar Eulogy
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2020, 11:21:05 am »
There is a now broken link to a "report" of what Marc Antony said. (By Appian of Alexandria)

With wayback archive it's still accessible:


https://web.archive.org/web/20080217232153/http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar_t14.html

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Re: Marc Antony's Caesar Eulogy
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2020, 03:56:41 pm »
Is there a record other than Suetonius' brief account? the practice was for historians to compose speeches and put them in characters' mouths, so even if there is something, it's unlikely to be 'historical' as we understand the word today.
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Re: Marc Antony's Caesar Eulogy
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2020, 06:05:03 pm »
Suetonius says Antonius added very few words to his reading of the decrees of the Senate, but "very few words" is in the context of a tradition of eulogies for prominent patricians that could take most of the morning.  Appian gives a quotable report.  However, both were writing over 150 years after the event.  Appian gets the location wrong; Suetonius tends to promote the more scandalous gossip.  So, as with most ancient sources, who knows?  It is pretty clear that the funeral quickly turned public opinion against "the Liberators". 
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