Conversations with Moses, Socrates, and Julius Ceaser

There's so much going on in a student's life, it's hard to keep up with characters and events in ancient history. Each week, dive into the history of ancient civilizations with the 6th graders at Cannon County Middle School as we discuss events from the ancient world. Alright, thank you ladies and gentlemen for tuning in to our very first podcast here at Cannon County Middle School. What we have today is some Halloween spirits that have been left over from the other night. We have joining us today is Moses, Socrates, and Julia Caesar. Hi. So, I'd like to first hear a little bit about these guys, what they've been up to, what they've done in their lives, and we'll start with Moses. I wrote the Torah and with leading the Israelites out of the Egyptian and across the Red Sea. Alright, Moses, as you were leading the Israelites out across the wilderness, you ran into some problems with them. What was it like having all those people wandering around? It was a little obnoxious, but it was okay. Well, you're right, they were obnoxious people, turning on you every chance they got. Alright, next, we'll start with, we'll go to Julia Caesar. So, Julia, could you tell us a little bit about what you've been up to, what you did while you were here on this earth? I was born off of a trip to BCE, and I died before BCE by a group of people who stabbed me to death. I wandered down the library of Alexandria by accident, actually. I was going down some shifts near it, and it caught fire, so I had to village head home. Yeah, that's how the library got burned down. Alright, now, Julius, you were assassinated, and one of the last guys to assassinate you was your best friend, Brutus. So, could you tell us what that was like, looking up and seeing Brutus coming at you with a knife? So, at first, it was like I got stabbed by the other people. I thought he was going to help me, actually, until I saw the knife and he just killed me. It was kind of sad. I didn't know my best friend would turn on me like that. You don't ever expect your best friend to be the one that kills you, but sometimes you don't know people deep down. And our final guest today, we have one of the best philosophers in the world. All the way from ancient Greece, we have Socrates. Socrates, tell us a little bit about yourself and what you've been up to. Alright, everybody. I had two wives and three children in my lifetime. But now I'm dead, so now we're where we're at. Well, Socrates, we can't let you get off without telling us about your death. Your death was your choice. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Well, Socrates would not betray his ideas. And Socrates chose death rather than change his beliefs. Now, Moses has spoke up and wanted to mention one of the things that he's most known for. And Moses, tell us about, well, tell us what you want us to know. I also split the Red Sea in half so we can get across. Why'd you have to split it, Moses? Somebody chasing you or couldn't swim through it? What was the deal? We couldn't swim through it. We couldn't swim through it. Moses... It was because we were getting chased. By whom? The Egyptians. So, before we send y'all on to the great beyond, anybody have a thought they want to share or something they want to leave us with? Alright, Julius? I've got a question. Where was my adopted nephew, Augustus, when this happened? That's my question. So you thought Augustus should be there to help you during this? Well, Caesar, we don't know. The records today in history do not indicate where he was or why he was not there to help you. Sorry about that. Alright, ladies and gentlemen, this completes our very first podcast. Thank you for joining in and hope you're there when our next one comes out. Thank you.