Storiascopio · Era 6 of 12 · primary year 5
The murder of Julius Caesar
44 BC · Curia of Pompey, Rome
In short
On 15 March 44 BC, the day called the Ides of March, Julius Caesar was killed during a meeting of the Senate in Rome. He had had himself made dictator for life, and many senators feared he wanted to become king. Among the plotters were Brutus and Cassius, who saw themselves as defenders of the republic. But his death did not save the republic and started another long series of civil wars.
Why it matters The struggle over Caesar's inheritance led to the end of the republic and the birth of the empire.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Julius Caesar”
Where we are in the era “Ancient Rome”
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about 753 BCEvent 13 of 25AD 476
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