Οψόμεθα Εις Φιλίππους

Marcus Junius Brutus murdered Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC. Plutarch famously reported that Brutus experienced a vision of a Julius Caesar's a few months before the battle. One night he saw a huge and shadowy form appearing in front of him; when he calmly asked, "What and whence art thou?" it answered "Thy evil spirit, Brutus: I shall see thee at Philippi." He again met the ghost the night before the battle. Indeed, there Brutus was defeated and because none of his comrades wanted to to kill him, despite his pleas, he committed suicide falling on his sword.