On this day in 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles.
A conspiracy was formed to assassinate Julius Caesar to prevent him from becoming the king of Rome.
Cassius Longinus and his brother-in-law, Marcus Brutus, agreed that something had to be done to stop Caesar.
They began recruiting senators who were around forty years old and did not include reckless youths or feeble elders.
In the end, around sixty to eighty conspirators joined the plot. Notable conspirators included Caesar's soldiers, officers, and civilian associates, who had self-interested motives or concerns over Caesar's authoritarianism.
The conspirators initially considered adding Cicero, who had great popularity among the ordinary people, and Mark Antony, one of Caesar's best generals, to their cause.
However, the conspirators decided against recruiting Cicero, considering him too cautious, and Antony, who had already rejected a previous conspiracy to end Caesar's life.
The conspirators then decided to assassinate Antony, believing he would interfere with their conspiracy.
However, some former supporters of Caesar among the conspirators disagreed and did not want a purge of Caesar's supporters. They agreed only to kill Antony.
Brutus argued that killing Caesar and doing nothing else was the best option.
The assassination of Caesar would be viewed as the killing of a tyrant, but killing his supporters would be seen only as a politicized purge.
By keeping Caesar's reforms intact, they would keep the support of the Roman people and Caesar's soldiers and other supporters.
The conspirators planned multiple ideas for the assassination, including attacking Caesar while he was walking on the Via Sacra, waiting to attack him during the elections for new consuls, and attacking him at a gladiator show.
The conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar was successful on March 15, 44 BC, when Caesar was attacked by a group of senators, including Brutus, who stabbed him.
Despite their efforts, the assassination led to a power struggle and ultimately failed to restore the Roman Republic.
The conspirators were hunted down, and many were killed or committed suicide.
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March 15, 44 BC
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