Caesar's funeral was a public one, taking
place in the Roman Forum, with a great number of Romans in attendance. Caesar's
will was read and it was discovered that two of his assassins were his heirs.
A gruesome wax model of Caesar's body,
showing every wound he suffered, was displayed to the crowd, as was his actual
body. Marc Antony gave a stirring speech, and the angry crowd set fire to
the meeting hall where Caesar had been killed and went in search of the
assassins.
Finally, the crowd re-entered the Forum and
set fire to Caesar's body, cremating it in Rome's most public space.
