Event

Assassination of Julius Caesar

44 BCE · 1st century BCE

The assassination of Julius Caesar was the killing of the Roman dictator by a group of senators in Rome in 44 BCE. The conspirators aimed to restore the Republic, but his death led instead to further civil wars. These wars ended with the victory of Caesar's heir Octavian, who became Augustus and founded the Roman Empire.

Assassination of Julius Caesar
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