Servilius Casca
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Publius Servilius Casca was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. He is said to have been the first to strike Caesar. When the signal was given, he rushed upon him and plundged a dagger into the back of his neck, but was so nervous that he did not wound Caesar very badly. Caesar turned around quickly, it is said, and caught Casca by the arm, crying in Latin "Villain Casca, what do you do?" Casca, frightened, called to his brother in Greek: "Help, brother!", ("αδελφέ βοήθει!" in Greeks, "athelfe voithi!",Plutarch/Parallel lives) and the other conspirators then rushed upon Caesar and finished the bloody deed.de:Publius Servilius Casca