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52In this way Caesar met his end. And inasmuch as he had been slain in Pompey’s edifice and near his statue which at that time stood there, he seemed in a way to have afforded his rival his revenge, especially as tremendous thunder and a furious rain followed. In the midst of that excitement there also took place the following incident, not unworthy of mention. 2One Gaius Casca, a tribune, seeing that Cinna had perished as a result of his cognomen being the same as the praetor’s, and fearing that he too might be killed, because Publius Servilius Casca was one of the tribunes and also one of the assassins, 3issued a statement which showed that they had in common only the single name and pointed out the difference in their sentiments. Neither of them suffered any harm, as Servilius was strongly guarded; but Gaius gained some notoriety, so that he is remembered for this act.
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