caesar playUnderstand every of Julius Caesar. Read our modern English translation. The play opens with Julius Caesar ’s triumphal entry into Rome after defeating his rival, Pompey. It’s also the feastEnter CAESAR; ANTONY, for the course; CALPURNIA, PORTIA, DECIUS BRUTUS, CICERO, BRUTUS, CASSIUS, and CASCA; a great crowd following, among them a Soothsayer.