By Founder And Editor In Chief Rayan - August 9th, 2026. Long before YouTube apology videos, influencer scandal damage control, or corporate crisis managers, an ambitious Roman general cracked the code on narrative manipulation and opinion buying. Karl von Piloty (1826–1886), The Murder of Caesar (1865), oil on canvas, dimensions not known, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, Hanover, Germany. Wikimedia Commons. To most people, Julius Caesar exists as a dramatic pop-cult