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Why Brutus And Cassius Did Not Ready To Take Control Of The Government After Caesar

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According to the article, I can infer that both Brutus and Cassius were not ready to take control of the government after Caesar’s death. The one thing that we can get from the book is that after the assassination of Caesar Cassius had no idea what to do next. In addition, he also sent Cicero a letter asking for advice. From Cicero reply, it is understood that it was to let for Cassius and Brutus to gain control. Also, it can be understood that Cassius could have come up with the idea that Cicero gave him before it was too late. Finally, both Brutus and Cassius did not have a definitive plan on how to rule.
The letters that are exchanged between Caesar, Cassius, and Octavian to Cicero all have something in common. All the letters tells us that Cicero is in higher power, spokesman to the senate, and gave a lot of advice. As he is the spokesman to senate he can either endorse or denounce anyone. This power makes Cicero very important.
Cicero has a very low regard to Antony. We can see his hatred towards Antony as he opposed him in front of the senate and asked the senate to declare Antony as the enemy of the state. I think one of the main reasons for not liking him is because he was the heir of Caesar and supporter. The next thing is because Cicero was behind the assassin of …show more content…

However, Cleopatra benefited more out of the relationships. One of the main things she gained is fame and power. After her marriage with Caesar she has a statue built as a reincarnation of Isis in Rome even though she was hated by the people. The second thing that she gained was from her marriage with Antony. In her marriage with Antony, she was able to get land territory grant and will of Antony. These benefited her by giving her more power and money. The one thing that I can think about that benefited Caesar and Antony is the access they got through her to go deep to Hellenistic rulers of Egypt and conquer

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