Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the individuals pour out of their properties to rejoice. Alarmed by the autocrat’s recognition, the educated élite conspire to deliver him down. After his assassination, civil conflict erupts on the streets of the capital. Nicholas Hytner’s manufacturing will thrust the viewers into the road celebration that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his homicide, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.
