Julius Caesar: Difference between revisions
Shambala108 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
|||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
According to one account, the Doctor was the [[soothsayer]] who told Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'') | According to one account, the Doctor was the [[soothsayer]] who told Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'') | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] once offered to take [[Rose Tyler]] to see "Caesar crossing the [[Rubicon]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') | The [[Tenth Doctor]] once offered to take [[Rose Tyler]] to see "Caesar crossing the [[Rubicon]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') | ||
According to the Fifth Doctor, Caesar was killed by "people he thought were his friends and allies". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rome (short story)|Rome]]'') | |||
== Play == | == Play == | ||
| Line 15: | Line 17: | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] quoted some verses from Shakespeare's work to [[Peri Brown]], who proved to know the excerpt, in | * The [[Sixth Doctor]] quoted some verses from Shakespeare's work to [[Peri Brown]], who proved to know the excerpt, in ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]''. However, the play was not explicitly mentioned. | ||
* [[Timothy Dalton]] portrayed Caesar in the 1999 film ''Cleopatra''. | * [[Timothy Dalton]] portrayed Caesar in the 1999 film ''Cleopatra''. | ||
Revision as of 06:54, 12 December 2014
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman.
In 101 BC, the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe met Caesar's parents, Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder and Aurelia on two occasions and witnessed the birth of his elder sister Julia Caesar in January of that year. (AUDIO: 100 BC)
The Fourth Doctor claimed to have saved Caesar from drowning in the River Tiber. (AUDIO: Phantoms of the Deep)
The Fifth Doctor claimed to have met Caesar, describing him as "a splendid chap." (PROSE: Empire of Death)
According to one account, the Doctor was the soothsayer who told Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood)
The Tenth Doctor once offered to take Rose Tyler to see "Caesar crossing the Rubicon." (TV: Tooth and Claw)
According to the Fifth Doctor, Caesar was killed by "people he thought were his friends and allies". (PROSE: Rome)
Play
William Shakespeare wrote a play based on the life of Julius Caesar. General Mariah Learman planned to use her time machine to watch the premiere performance of this play. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks)
Behind the scenes
- The Sixth Doctor quoted some verses from Shakespeare's work to Peri Brown, who proved to know the excerpt, in The Mark of the Rani. However, the play was not explicitly mentioned.
- Timothy Dalton portrayed Caesar in the 1999 film Cleopatra.
