Rome 44 Mission

==Background==
In early 44BC, Julius Caesar was declared dictator perpetuo, granting him the full powers of leadership for as long as he wanted them. Unimpressed by this, some of his enemies - and friends - plotted to assassinate him. The only man standing in their way was Caesar's staunchest supporter, Mark Antony, and so one of the conspirators, Gaius Trebonius, was despatched to delay Antony so that the assassination could take place uninterrupted. 
==Infraction==
In January 2023, a quantum terrorist changed history by murdering Trebonius. Consequently, Antony was able to reach Caesar in time and interrupt the attempt on his life. While this would have little impact on Caesar himself, who would die nonetheless just a few months later in battle, the wider ramifications of Caesar not being assassinated would cause huge changes in the following two thousand years.
==Mission Outline==
The mission was led by Iulya Dalca, as Captain Hafiz was on a different mission at the time. Sarah Cunnington and Ethan Taylor were tasked with tracking Trebonius in order to stop the attacker before he could kill him. While they initially succeeded, apprehending quantum terrorist Ashley Berg, in the ensuing struggle a barrel of red wine was knocked from a cart, and when the barrel split open and spilled wine all over the ground, Trebonius took this to be a bad omen and abandoned his plan. As a consequence, Sarah had to waylay Mark Antony herself, pretending to be a former Vestal Virgin and seducing him for a few minutes - including getting him to kiss her - which caused the necessary delay to allow the assassination to go ahead.
==Repercussions==
The mission was a success, and Caesar was murdered just as history intended. 
However, a month or so later, footage from this mission - leaked to Prometheus by Hayden Kemp - would form part of the Prometheus Leak that exposed the QIA to the world. ("Masquerade") 
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