Roman Senate
Also known as: Senate · Senatus · Senate of ancient Rome · Senate of Rome
The Roman Senate was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy.
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Roman Senate: Augustus
By the time of Augustus, ownership of property worth at least one million sesterces was required for membership.
Roman Senate: The Ides of March
Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, was assassinated on the Ides of March (15 March), 44 BC, by a group of senators during a Senate session at the Curia of Pompey, located within the Theatre of Pompey in Rome.