La mort de César, tragédie en trois actes de Voltaire, avec les changemens fait par le citoyen Gohier, ministre de la Justice

In the shadow of the Capitoline Hill, the republic teeters between glory and tyranny. Caesar, triumphant and restless, shares his grand designs with the loyal consul Marc‑Antoine, plotting campaigns beyond Italy while wrestling with the weight of his own legacy. Their dialogue crackles with ambition, friendship, and the unsettling hint that even the most powerful men cannot escape the machinations of fate.

As whispers of dissent stir among senators and the restless streets of Rome, the stage introduces figures like the austere Brutus and the scheming Cassius, whose loyalties are as fragile as the marble pillars that surround them. Voltaire’s sharp wit and Enlightenment insight illuminate the clash between personal honor and political necessity, setting the scene for a tragedy that will test the bonds of kinship and the limits of power.