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Can anyone explain what's the context of this meme?
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It's a pun. The painting depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar. One of the most well known of the assassins was Caesar's friend Brutus. In William Shakespeare's play based on the event Caesar's last words are "Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar." His actual last words are probably lost to time, but many people associate the line from the play with the event. As for the pizza thing, it's probably just a setup for the joke.
I thought Brutus was his son and his last words supposed to be "tu quoque fili"
Marcus Junius Brutus's father was Marcus Junius Brutus, pleb tribune and founder of Capua (yes that Capua of Spartacus fame). He was later adopted by Quintus Servilius Caepio.
The only known biological son of Gaius Julius Caesar was his and Cleopatra's son Caesarion. His only adoptive son was Octavian, later known as Augustus.
Yes that's what I got from internet but it's said he considered him his adoptive son. Apparently that's a french thing, the "tu quoque mi fili" wikipedia page doesn't even exist in english
lost to time? i thought christopher lee was there.