Assassination of Julius Caesar

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Date March 15, 44
Type World
Author hjwilson1975
Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
Categories
Political & Governance Births & Deaths Crime

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.