They Killed Him to Save the Republic
A group of senators stabbed Caesar at a Senate meeting because they feared he would become king in all but name. He had just been proclaimed dictator for life.Julius Caesar, the Ides of March, and the Death of the Roman Republic
The Plotters Wanted a Political Message
They chose the Senate as the killing place so it would look like an act of public duty, not private revenge. Caesar was attacked at the foot of Pompey's statue and stabbed at least twenty-three times.Julius Caesar, the Ides of March, and the Death of the Roman Republic
