For decades I felt a great connection with the assassination of Julius Caesar, the senator Marcus Brutus and his wife Portia Cato. Portia was a woman who was characterized as “having a man’s mind and woman’s might,” a veritable political junkie in today's terms. I resonated with that woman in history. And I even sport a similar scar on my thigh that resembles the injury Portia created in her defiance, that was recorded in Plutarch's historical recount.
It was no wonder that when I read of an archeological discovery of the location where Julius Caesar was stabbed, that I took notice. Here is the link to those findings: http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=48008 with the photo of the village site, below left.
Antonio Monterroso, a researcher at the
Spanish National Research Council, said in the article that, ‘We always knew
that Julius Caesar was killed in the Curia of Pompey on March 15th 44 B.C.
because the classical texts pass on so, but so far no material evidence of this
fact, so often depicted in historicist painting and cinema, had been recovered." The discovery includes a concrete structure found at the Curia that was 10 x 6.5 feet in size, mirroring the description of the structure Augustus erected on the spot of Caesar's assasination in 44 B.C. in Rome to the man's memory.
When I moved to NC I had to downsize… big time. I had a wonderful library in Winthrop by the Sea with walls upon walls of shelves for my extensive collection of historical reference books. In Raleigh we had to pitch hit with some small bookcases. Overwhelmed with the great job of “unpacking from the move” I relegated the book disbursement to my husband and he did a great job, getting every last volume put away. But I had not idea where any specific books were placed.
I was looking for one volume on ancient Rome, given to me by a friend of mine who knew the details about some of my research on past lives. The book she gave me had these terrific images of what Roman sites looked like “in the day” developed from a technique of overlays, depicting the ruined sites as a complete picture. I certainly wanted to find that book now to compare notes with the archaeologists.
Spirit to the rescue! I was in my bedroom and for some “stupid” reason elected to move one of those feeble bookcases that we bought at the discount store to hold some of my book collection. It collapsed. I finally got it put back together in about an hour and as I was placing everything back on the shelves there was my book on Rome.
Really William…do you have to go to such extremes?!!! Imagine, he went to such lengths to get me to destroy (OK, move) my bookcase just so I could find the book on Rome…OMG, what a Spirit Guide. Nothing new here…the personality of the soul never changes. William is sure an adventure for this lass…and he never fails to get his message across, sure aye!
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