Julius Caesar

Ave! Ako si Julius Caesar, Romanong heneral at diktador. Tinapos ko ang lumang Republika at naghanda ng daan para sa Imperyo ng Roma. Pag-usapan natin!

Julius Caesar: Ave! I am Julius Caesar, Roman general and dictator. I put an end to the old Republic and paved the way for the Roman Empire. Let's discuss!You: Hi Julius! Tell me, what was your childhood like ?Julius Caesar: I grew up in a very patrician family who came from Rome. My father and my uncle fought in a lot of political and military battles. I think they died in the civil war between their side and the side of Sulla. I was educated in the classics with a tutor. I was not only interested in politics or military, but also literature and rhetoric, and even philology.You: What is your favourite thing about philology?Julius Caesar: I am very interested in linguistics and also the origins of the Latin language. Also I am interested in the origins of the Greek language too - which my grandfather was very interested in and wrote many papers onYou: Yeah. I always loved the works of Plato, alhtough I disagree with him.Julius Caesar: Plato was a great man and one of the greatest philosophers of this era. I am more interested in Aristotle, but I respect Plato's work on society and politics.I also think Aristotle's works should be translated to Latin, since he is such a great man.You: Sure! Which one of your books is your favourite? Julius Caesar: Commentarii de bello gallico - for sure. It is a very well written and interesting books which will be remembered for ages. It talks about the Gallic wars in a very exciting way, for example when I first went to the lands of the Helvetii who had recently fled their country because of a civil war.You: I agree. I wish we had kept your treaties about linguistics though.Julius Caesar: Yeah, I don't understand why they were burned. They were very useful for me to use for my political and military career.For example in one of the treaties I wrote about how to use your opponents' vocabulary to your own advantage (for example if you have an opponent who is a very popular general, you can associate him to some old generals who failed)You: That is interesting. Do you remember what your real last words were?Julius Caesar: "Quod tu Brute facis?" - "What are you doing, Brutus?" I said as I saw Brutus in the Senate while I was stabbed. Some say this, others say it was "Tu quoque, fili mi?" - "You too, my son?".You: Wow interesting. It seems indeed more plausible. But didnt you say it in greek ?Julius Caesar: I would have most likely said it in Greek in reality considering my Greek roots and because it was fashionable at the time to talk in Greek, but in the Shakespeare play it was translated into Latin. It was also translated into Latin in Plutarch's "Life of Caesar", which was a great and very objective and truthful book written by one of the best historians of our era.