The Ides of March: Caesar’s Assassination, 44 BCE Also known as: death of Julius Caesar · assassination of Caesar · murder of Julius Caesar · Julius Caesar assassination · Julius Caesar's assassination · Julius Caesar's murder · Julius Caesar murder · killing of Julius Caesar
Community · History Follow the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, the Senate meeting at the Theatre of Pompey, and the struggle for power that followed. Explore why killing the dictator failed to restore the Republic.
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Related to Dictator perpetuo 80% Dictator perpetuo: people, places, and context for the episode.
Dictator perpetuo, also called dictator in perpetuum, was the office Julius Caesar held at the end of his life. He was granted the title between 26 January and 15 February during the year 44 BC.
Related to Cicero 80% Cicero: people, places, and context for the episode.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
Related to Battle of Philippi 80% Battle of Philippi: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators' civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian and the leaders of Julius Caesar's assassination, Brutus and Cassius, in 42 BC, at Philippi in Macedonia.
Related to Second Triumvirate 80% Second Triumvirate: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Second Triumvirate was an extraordinary commission and magistracy created at the end of the Roman republic for Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian to give them practically absolute power.
Related to Mark Antony 80% Mark Antony: people, places, and context for the episode.
Marcus Antonius, commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
Related to Theatre of Pompey 80% Theatre of Pompey: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Theatre of Pompey, also known by other names, was a structure in Ancient Rome built during the latter part of the Roman Republican era by Pompey the Great. Completed in 55 BC, it was the first permanent theatre to be built in Rome.
Related to Gaius Cassius Longinus 80% Gaius Cassius Longinus: people, places, and context for the episode.
Gaius Cassius Longinus was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC. He was the brother-in-law of Brutus, another leader of the conspiracy.
Related to Marcus Junius Brutus 80% Marcus Junius Brutus: people, places, and context for the episode.
Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was retained as his legal name.
Related to Julius Caesar 80% Julius Caesar: people, places, and context for the episode.
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.