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Hsin-Yu Chen - Aim Gaius Cassius Longinus, as a Roman senator, was just as greedy and jealous of Julius Caesar’s power, just as any other senator on the Senate that Caesar had reformed. Only money and power could satisfy any man, who sit in that room to rule an empire. Despite from previously supporting Caesar’s old rival, Caesar still put him on the Senate, and this ultimately developed into the assassination of Julius Caesar. In Cassius’s views, Julius was obtaining unnecessary power, which lead to “urge his fellow Roman Senators to assassinate Caesar” (“Gaius Cassius Longinus”). Through that process, it is still uninformative about Cassius’s motives, and he does not even proceed to even take over the empire afterward. This points readers to believe that the wants and feelings of greedy, vicious men drove this operation, and there was no actual purpose for Cassius’s and the Senate’s action of murder. Therefore, Cassius presents us an example for his foolish actions about engaging in politics to only gain power that will lay to waste in the wrong hands.

Davian Peterson - Cultural Cassius was a very influential man in Rome. He had plenty of political power while he fought against Julius Caesar but it was not enough when “he supported Pompey against Caesar but was pardoned after the battle of Pharsalus” (“Cassius"). His position in the Senate was critical to the execution Caesar. Leading many senators with Marcus Junius Brutus, Cassius was apart of the Liberators who conspired against their dictator. The two had feared for the future of Rome and believed it would be best if it was not at the hands of Caesar. Besides the assassination, Brutus and Cassius were known for their appearance in Dante Alighieri’s “Dante’s Inferno”. They were each placed in one of the three mouths of Satan in the ninth circle of Hell for their betrayal against Julius.

Tyler Wilkison - Historical Gaius had a lot of power and made his name known in history. He had “a key role in the events that precipitated the demise of the old republic” (Smith). After his ally, Marcus Licinius Crassus died, he “regrouped the remnants of the defeated Roman army & for two years repelled Parthian attacks on Syria” (Smith). He served with Julius Ceasar in Pompey’s naval fleet. Caesar promised to make Gaius governor of Syria in 44 b.c.e. He had a large impact on history because he did so much and accomplished so much. He was governor of Syria, and he improved the Roman army. His accomplishments and victories were short lived when he committed suicide on October 3, 43 BC after he was defeated by Antony's forces.

Cameron Bost - Audience In the cultural world, every man has desires and or wishes. Some desires are for conquer; to be the main person of attention to those that surround him. “Desires are the conative tendencies of your instincts. An instinct is an involuntary prompting to action. In the light of Vedanta philosophy, desire is born of Avidya or ignorance. There are neither desires, nor cravings, nor longings in Brahman. It is ever pure and transcendent. It is not touched by even a trace of desire” ("Philosophy of Desire"). Desiring objects, power, or love is normal human nature. Cassius desired the power over Rome, and therefore devised a plan on the assassination of Julius Ceasar. Human nature takes over the mind and body, which makes man do irrational acts such as violence acts towards others. This is what all emotion and thoughts lead to in the end, unrepresented acts.

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