coniūrātiō

Brūtus, quamquam erat in familiā Iūliī Caesaris, vituperāvit Caesarem ob imperium eius. Brūtus sibi inquit, "rem pūblicam Caesar dēlēbit! necesse est aliquem aliquid agere!" itaque Brūtus cum amīcō suō Cassiō cōnsilium cēpit. constituērunt temptāre rem pūblicam servāre.

Īdibus Mārtis, Brūtus Cassiusque ūnā multīs cum senātōribus sē congregavērunt in theatrō Pompēiī, quod Cūriam, ubi Senātus ferē sē congregābat, illō tempore Rōmānī reparābant. circumstetērunt Caesarem. tandem, Brūtus sīgnum dēdit et Caesarī īctum māgnum pūgiōne dēdit. omnēs in turbā tunc Caesarem trānsfīxērunt pūgiōnibus, quōs illī in togīs cēlāverant. Caesar, paene mortuus, rogāvit "καὶ σὺ τέκνον?" et spectāvit Brūtum, sed Brūtus nihil respondit. tunc, Caesar in pavīmentum cecidit, mortuus.

postquam mortuus Caesar erat, omnia Rōmae sunt conturbāta. tandem, duō factiōnēs factī sunt. prima factiō sequēbātur Octāviānum, Antōnium et Lepidum. factiō autem secundus sequēbātur Brūtum et Cassium. ambō factiōnēs exercitūs congregavērunt et diū pūgnābant. tandem, ambō factionēs sibi occurrērunt Philippī. Octāviānus et Antōnius Brūtum Cassiumque vicērunt. Cassius Brūtusque sē necāvērunt.

vīctorēs Octāviānus, Antōnius, Lepidusque revēnērunt Rōmam. ibī sē fēcērunt triumvirōs, iūrantēs inter sēsē fidem.

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Operatives, congratulations on completing all of the mission objectives with regards to the attunement of your Latin skills. The challenge does not stop here! The next half of the operation will continue to build your grammatical skills so that you can read Latin fluently. All Operatives, in preparation for their next endeavor should review the skills gained before moving forward.

Operatives, unfortunately the Lapis is not where we had hoped it would be. On the flip side, that also means that the Societās Potentium does not have control of it, either.

The Roman aureus left behind is an interesting clue. Could this be referencing the inevitable conflict between Marcus Antonius and Octavianus?

Intimate knowledge of the feud between these two men at the end of the Republic could be beneficial in figuring out where our next stop will be. Recall the information learned from the scrolls in Salvius’ library, they might be of help in figuring out just what happened to the Lapis.