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Why Did Everyone Want to Kill Julius Caesar??? Good question! • Gaius Julius Caesar (~100-44 B.C.) was a Roman military and political leader who became one of the most influential men of ancient times. • He had become very popular after a series of military victories in Gaul (France/ Germany). Gaul • The Senate and Caesar’s “ally” Pompey ordered Caesar to disband his army and return to Rome. Instead, Caesar crossed the Rubicon River with a legion and started a civil war. His enemies fled, and eventually were defeated and killed. Pompey Magnus • Upon his return, Caesar assumed a great deal of control over Rome. The Senate felt that Caesar’s position as dictator for life threatened the 500 year-old Republic. • Believing that it was best for Rome, some senators (including Cassius and Casca) plotted to kill Caesar. They persuaded Marcus Brutus, who was a friend to Caesar, to join them. • On March 15, 44 B.C., the conspirators attacked Caesar in the Senate hall, stabbing him a total of 23 times. After Caesar’s death, Brutus allegedly declared “Sic simper tyrannis.” (“Thus, always to tyrants.”) The Ides of March • Not everyone in Rome wanted him dead. The regular people (the plebeians) loved Caesar and rioted after his murder. Caesar’s ally, Marc Antony, waged war on his conspirators who either were defeated or committed suicide. Friends, Romans, Countrymen... • After years of political strife, Caesar’s adopted heir Octavian (Augustus) took over as the first emperor of Rome, and Caesar was declared to be a god.