“The reconstruction of the true story was not the primary task of this composition. It can be called a fantasy about some events and characters of the last days of the Roman Republic”. Thornton Wilder. In March 1991 Arkady Katz produced “The Ides of March”, an adaptation for the theatre based on the novel in letters by T. Wilder. This production told about Caesar (M. Ulyanov) during his last days: about an elderly smart sovereign, tired of victories, beaten by denunciations and claims of bloodthirsty lieges, foreseeing betrayal. The personal and acting experience of M. Ulyanov accepted the challenge of the role. Each word of Wilder about Rome seemed being said about Russia of 1991 and caused furious reaction of spectators.