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Daily Roman History:

One of the Caesars life long enemies was Cato the Younger, a descendent of Cato the Eldar of "CaRtHaGe mUsT dIe" fame. During the Catalin conspiracy, where Lucius Sergius Catalina tried to overthrow the sitting consuls and seize sole power, Cato was adamant that Caesar, then an up and coming senator, was involved though the evidence was scant. During one such debate on the Senate floor Caesar received a message and began to read in private. Sure this was linked to the conspiracy Cato demanded it read aloud. Caesar deflected, saying while it wasn't incriminating, it was not a message meant for the Senate. Unrelenting Cato seized the letter and began to read it out. True to Caesars word it was not anything malicious, but rather a salacious letter from Cato's half sister, a married woman at the time, whom Caesar had taken as a mistress earlier the year. Once he realized what he was reading Cato crumpled the note and threw it back at Caesar exclaiming "Keep it, you drunk!"

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