Dear Senators, I cannot believe my ears. How dare you question the motives of the Liberators? As I have previously stated, these men were unwillingly forced to kill a friend out of love, honor, and respect for their most beloved Rome. Brave Decimus Brutus, who has fought skillfully and victoriously for the glory of Rome. Remember his astonishing fleet in the aid of Caesar that resulted in the victory at Massilia? He was also a distant cousin of Julius Caesar and as you now know, mentioned in Caesar's will. How terrible he must feel to have his hand forced to harm such a beloved friend by the very same friend. He dealt the third blow.
Perhaps you've also forgotten Gaius Trebonius, former tribune and commander of forces at that marvelous victory at Massilia. He also served as legatus to Caesar who praised Trebonius' service. Trebonius was also considered to be in the closest of Caesar's circles. I shudder to think of the horrors he must have endured in delaying Antony, knowing that due to his actions, a short distance away, he was losing a dear friend.
Are your memories so poor as to be unable to recollect Servilius Casca, as well as his brother who ranked among the closest of friends of Caesar? Casca, who fought for Caesar during the civil war yet fought for Rome during the assassination. He and his brother both suffer tremendous losses. Poor Casca, who cared enough for Rome to deliver the first blow.
And now on to our beloved Brutus. How can one question the motivations of Brutus? He was highly favored of Caesar and would have had more personal gain from the life of Caesar than the death. However he chose the interests of Rome over his personal interests as should a
true Roman. Once again, he along with Decimus Brutus was mentioned in his will and would have been consul under Julius Caesar three years from hence. I pity these men for their great personal sacrifice but respect them all the more for their great and apparent loyalty to Rome.
Not only is it clear that these men are liberators from their personal friendship with Caesar and lack of personal benefit in his death, but also in the blatant validity of Caesar as a tyrant. Clearly he could not be beneficial to Rome if he must bring about his own death in the interest of Rome. Had he been a dictator rather than a tyrant, there would not have been division in the Senate and he would have been honored by statues in his likeness and a public burial. Instead, he received a private, soldier's burial. On this issue, I am both satisfied and disgusted. I can concede that he was a skilled military man and thus a soldier's funeral is appropriate. However, his criminal and tyrannical actions made the only resting (or rather floating) place fit for him to be the Tiber. Regardless, the mere fact that he was not honored is proof enough that Caesar was not the great dictator that those among us (who were placed here only as means of furthering Caesar's tyranny, yet they cannot see that they function still only as his pawns) would have you believe. Indeed, he was quietly buried and I would like nothing better than this whole matter to be silenced. It is absurd that we should even think of punishing the saviors of Rome.