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What were Julius Caesar's funeral arrangements?

I'm doing an obituary for him for social studies, and so far google hasn't been very helpful. Maybe someone here has done a similar project? IDK, whatever. answer if you can please:)

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1. He was eulogized by Marc Antony & was cremated by the Roman people on an alter in the Forum Romanum.
2. From Wikipedia: "When Caesar's funeral was held several days later in the Roman Forum, Antony did not give the speech that Shakespeare penned for him more than 1600 years later ("Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."), but he did give a dramatic eulogy that appealed to the common people, a reflection of public opinion following Caesar's murder. Further, it was announced to the public during the funeral oration that Caesar in his will had left his private gardens on the Tiber to the Roman public as well as 300 sesterces to every enrolled Roman citizen. (While 300 sesterces was not a fortune, such was the equivalent of three month's wages for the average Roman worker, a very nice gift.) These bequests, combined with Antony's funeral oration, only served to increase Caesar's posthumous stature among the populace, increasing the grief at his death as well as the rage against his assassins. The crowd at the funeral boiled over, throwing dry branches, furniture and even clothing on to Caesar's funeral pyre, causing the flames to spin out of control, seriously damaging the Forum." Hey Artorius - have you been there? The ruins of the temple to Julius Caesar (built by either Augustus or Claudius) are still there and so is the pile of 'bricks' that was the altar and marks the spot where he was burned. People still leave flowers on it sometimes. It gave me chills when I saw it.