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Many believe that, at the moment of his death, Julius Caesar uttered the famous words: "Et tu, Brute?". However, the truth is that the controversial Roman dictator never said such a thing. The phrase was invented by William Shakespeare for his fictional character Caesar to say it. In fact, that wasn't Caesar's last line (it was "So fall, Caesar"). However, what did the historic Caesar say? Being someone from the upper class and with a formal education, it is likely that he communicated in Greek rather than Latin. His last breaths were, according to an ancient writer, "Kai su teknon", a phrase difficult to translate which, in the most accepted version, means "Even you, my son?". While it is possible that the words were directed at Brutus, as some rumors said he was Caesar's bastard son, others believe the phrase to be a threat to all those who conspired against him. In this case, the translation would be "You will be next, children".
