And so a plot was formed. There was never a meeting of all sixty (or eighty if you want to believe Nicolaus) conspirators. Instead, they were set up like true revolutionaries in little cells. Few people in any cell knew who was in the other cells, and they met in their houses, as normal meetings of friends, to discuss ways in which Caesar could be bumped off. They were also aware that time was tight – Caesar was leaving for Parthia on 20 March and then he’d be untouchable for a few years. They generally vetoed any plan that involved anyone tangling with Caesar’s bodyguard or where any person
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