Benefactor robinjojo Posted June 19, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) No pointed objects or corkscrews permitted on site. Apparently there are lots of stray cats there, so someone might utter in the final moments "Et tu, Garfield?". https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jun/19/square-where-julius-caesar-was-killed-will-open-to-public-in-rome Edited June 19, 2023 by robinjojo 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarf Posted June 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted June 19, 2023 This photo was taken 20 years ago I always liked to take a rest there, watching the busy people and the cats Some of Rome`s oldest temples are located at the Largo Argentino - well, just ruins. Caesar was not killed there, but nearby at Pompei's theatre. Regards Klaus 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted June 20, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 20, 2023 23 hours ago, Dwarf said: This photo was taken 20 years ago I always liked to take a rest there, watching the busy people and the cats Some of Rome`s oldest temples are located at the Largo Argentino - well, just ruins. Caesar was not killed there, but nearby at Pompei's theatre. Regards Klaus I remember the place -- and the cats! -- very well, from my visit to Rome with my son in 2008. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted June 20, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 20, 2023 Et tu cattus? 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailathacl Posted June 20, 2023 · Member Share Posted June 20, 2023 Cattus has a lean and hungry look! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted June 21, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Well in Egyptian the word for cat was pronounced M-I-W. Sort of onomatopoeic. where the systrum is "m", the feather is "i" and the chick is "w". The cat is a determinative and not pronounced. Caesar did spend some time in Egypt which resulted in his offspring Caesarion. Of course, whether he resembled Rex Harrison or Cleopatra resembled Liz Taylor is an open question. 😺 Edit: Note that Egyptian, like Hebrew, had no vowels, though the feather glyph was pronounced "i" or "y". The speaker would read the signs and provide the vowels and inflection, which most assuredly was MEOW. Edited June 21, 2023 by Ancient Coin Hunter 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numisnewbie Posted June 22, 2023 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2023 The marketing is understandable ("the spot where Caesar was assassinated"), but a bit of a stretch. I read somewhere that he actual assassination site is under the theater across the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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