Question

A reporter covers the event of the assassination of Julius Caesar in the senate giving graphic details and a catchy headline. Write the newspaper report in about 200 words.

Answer 1

                         Mighty Caesar Assassinated By Brutus, Senators

Rome: March 16, 44BC. The politics of Rome took an utterly unexpected turn yesterday when the mighty Roman General and dictator, Julius Caesar was brutally assassinated by his trusted senators at the Capitol. Caesar was having an important meeting with the senators, when the pro-Pompey faction consisting of Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Decius Brutus, Metellus Cimber, Trebonius, Cinna, Lepidus, Popilius, Publius, and others approached him and started pleading for Publius Cimber’s pardoning and repealing of his banishment. When Caesar refused to do so, all the members of this group began stabbing him one after another with the swords and daggers hidden under their robes.

After the assassination the assassins shouted and screamed ‘Liberty’, ‘Freedom’, and ‘Tyranny is dead’. People gathered at the capitol ran to their houses in panic after hearing the assassination. According to an eyewitness it was a pre-planned conspiracy which had been flourishing in Rome for quite some time.

Some reliable sources said Caesar was aware of this conspiracy but in his conceit ignored it. Some people were heard talking about the prophecy of Ides of March concerning his assassination made by a wise prophet many months ago. There is a lot of anger among his supporters and they are demanding public explanation of the assassination. The faction led by Brutus and Cassius will address the Roman people on March 18. There may be announcement of new interim Cabinet.