Pros And Cons Of Julius Caesar's Assassination

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Julius Caesar's assassination had both pro’s and con’s. One of the pro’s were Rome no longer had someone going against them. Also, he didn’t listen to the senate when they told him to disband his army once they got to Rome. Another pro of his assassination would be the Roman soldiers would have more loyalty to Rome. When he was leading the army he increased the pay of the soldiers, which caused their loyalty to Rome to decrease. Lastly, he helped the plebeians which affected the patricians in a negative way. Julius let the plebeians joining the senate, and redistributed the land from the rich to the poor. These are just a few reasons why Julius Caesar's assassination had pro’s to it. Julius Caesar's assassination also had many con’s to it.

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