Assassination of Julius Caesar
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Date
March 15, 44
Type
World
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Rome,
Lazio,
Italy
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Event Details
On the Ides of March (March 15), 44 BC, Julius Caesar, the dictator of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of rebellious senators led by Brutus and Cassius.
The assassination sparked a series of civil wars that ultimately led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire under his heir, Augustus.