Down The Republicrome :...: How Titus Pullo Brought
Claiming his life is in danger and his sacred rights as a Tribune have been violated, Antony flees Rome to join Caesar. Caesar uses this "attack" on a legal representative of the people as his primary excuse to cross the Rubicon , effectively starting the civil war. Historical Reality vs. Fiction
Mark Antony’s guards react violently. In the chaos, the Senate and the public believe the attack was a planned assassination attempt on Antony himself. How Titus Pullo Brought Down the RepublicRome :...
Later, while Pullo is part of an escort for Mark Antony (then a Tribune of the Plebs), a friend of the murdered gambler lunges from a crowd to attack Pullo. Claiming his life is in danger and his