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How did Shakespeare know that Caesar was going to be stabbed? (hexbear.net)

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I remember some time before the internet, and there was so much less knowledge available freely. I assume Shakespeare came from a well to do family, but how did the knowledge of this historical event stay available up for him to hear about it?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Suetonius' Life of Twelve Caesars and Ciecero's writings I assume. Both get into it in some detail, and both are some of the most often cited sources on Julius Caesar and Augustus

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Interesting!