Roman Holiday

Teronicus knew of the evil plan to kill Caeser,
Brutus practised on the steps holding the body;
Cassius assisted in this well documented event,
Caeser's military career was over, so in exuent.

Another empire on the way out, Chinese take note,
picture the scene: gathered around a Roman bath,
there could have been Julian Assange having a laugh,
complete with laurel leaves, reclining crossed-legged.

Bacchus and I had our numerous glasses of wine,
he said: 'You're from the twenty first century, that's fine,
don't you wish that you could have had an empire like ours?'
I said: 'We've got one and not a failure like yours.'

A rise and then, how the great mighty had fallen,
he said: 'Enjoy your time because it may not come again.'