Cajus Julius Caesar Page #4

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Julius Caesar with his legions.

Always onward!

In great fear the senate decides to

put Julius Caesar outside the law.

Here with fear and there with joy,

is Caesar greeted by the Roman people.

"No servitude! No slavery! But

glory and freedom brings my Eagle."

Without listening to the words

of the temple guardian, Caesar

defiles the temple of Saturn...

...and seizes the contents

of the treasury to provide

food for his troops.

Caesar stop! Temple violator!

The treasury is inviolable!

Saus populi suprema lex! (The good

of the people is the highest law!)

Caesar's enemies have left Rome.

Caesar's friend and son-in-law Pompey

has gone over to his enemies also.

The latter has been charged

by the senate...

...with the defense of the republic

against Julius Caesar and embarks

with his army at Brindisi.

At Dyrrachium (Durrs in

Albania) the first galleys of

Pompey arrive with troops.

The next day.

Cato and Brutus blame Pompey, that

he is to hesitant against Caesar.

The advance of Caesar

against Pompey's legions.

Caesar gives his captains

the order, that the life

of Brutus must be spared.

On the signal of Caesar his

concealed warriors emerge.

The army camp of Pompey

is entirely surrounded.

When the morning red colours the

sky, the armies face each other.

Caesar the idea-creator of the

new fighting rule has his troops

advance in loose formation.

Pompey, follower of the old

way of fighting, leads his

troops with closed ranks.

Man against man!

Roman against Roman!

The forces of Pompey

fight with heroic courage.

...but in vain. Here too the brave

must yield and the army of Pompey

turns to a disorderly flight.

But also in the wilde pursuit,

the orders of Caesar are obeyed.

Brutus is captured and led

before his, still unknown

to him, father Julius Casear.

"I despise you. Thank the gods that

you are victor, otherwise... Now

I request you to have me killed."

"No, I want you to stay alive

for the fatherland. You will rule

the Gauls that I've conquered."

Moved by some much goodness,

Brutus bows the head.

The vanquished Pompey

seeks his salvation

in the flight to Egypt.

Caesar follows with his gaze

the galley of the fleeing Pompey.

Caesar is shown the head of

Pompey, who was killed at

the order of king Ptolemy.

The latter thought to be of

service to Caesar with this.

"Pompey! I did not want your death!"

Rome receives the victor

with the greatest honours...

...and gives an image of his many

victories in an allegorical parade.

Rome is now completely under

control of Caesar, who has

been named dictator for life.

Therefore the party hatred

has flamed even more.

A secret call.

My greeting to Marcus Brutus!

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