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Senatus Consultum Ultimum against Julius Caesar

The Roman Senate debates the Senatus Consultum Ultimum, an emergency decree against Julius Caesar, while his supporters protest outside the Curia Julia. The atmosphere is tense as senators are divided

Setting

The Curia Julia in the Roman Forum, Rome. The grand senate house is filled with rows of marble benches arranged in a semi-circle, facing the central rostrum where speakers address the assembly. High windows allow shafts of winter light to filter in, illuminating the heated debates below.

Characters

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Marcus Porcius Cato
primary
A lean, wiry man in his late 40s with sharp, angular features and deep-set eyes that burn with conviction. His short-cropped hair is graying at the temples, and his face bears the lines of a life spent in relentless political struggle. His posture is rigid, as if carved from the same marble as the Senate floor.
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
primary
A middle-aged Roman senator with a lean, aristocratic build, sharp patrician features, and a closely trimmed beard. His dark eyes are intense, reflecting his political fervor, and his posture exudes the confidence of his noble lineage.
Julius Caesar
secondary
A middle-aged Roman general with a lean, athletic build, sharp features, and piercing dark eyes. His hair is thinning slightly at the crown, combed forward in the traditional Roman style. His face bears the weathered look of a man accustomed to military campaigns.
Senator Aulus Gabinius
secondary
A middle-aged Roman senator with a lean but sturdy build, his face lined with the cares of political life. His dark brown eyes are sharp yet weary, and his short-cropped hair is beginning to show streaks of gray. His hands, often clasped together in thought, bear the calluses of a man who has seen military service in his youth.
Guard Captain
background
A middle-aged Roman soldier with a muscular build, weathered skin from years of outdoor duty, and a closely cropped beard. His face bears a few scars from past battles, and his dark eyes are sharp with vigilance.
Caesar's Supporter
background
A middle-aged plebeian man with a wiry build, sun-weathered skin, and calloused hands from manual labor. His dark hair is streaked with gray and tied back in a simple knot. His face bears the marks of a hard life but is animated with passionate intensity.

Dialog

Marcus Porcius Cato The law is clear—any man who marches on Rome is hostis! Shall we debate while the wolf gnaws at the gates, nonne?
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus Honorable fathers, consider this: when the sacred mos maiorum is trampled by one man's ambition, does not the Senate's very silence become complicity?
Aulus Gabinius If we invoke the ultimate decree...should we not first count the legions loyal to us? A sword without a hilt wounds the hand that wields it.
Marcus Porcius Cato Better an empty scabbard than a bent knee! Let Pompey's veterans remember their oaths—or shall we all learn slavery anew, nonne?
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus The centuries will judge this hour—whether we preserved the Republic like Brutus of old, or let it die whispering prudent cautions while Caesar's mob howls for our blood!

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