Who Was Responsible For Julius Caesar's Assassination

Julius Caesar guided his troops across the Rubicon River in Northern Italy in January of 49 BC. Caesar and his Roman Republic dove right into civil war causing Caesar’s enemy, Pompey, to flee to Greece. Within a few months, Caesar had gained possession of the Italian peninsula and destroyed Pompey’s loyal followers in Spain. Eventually, Julius Caesar followed Pompey to Greece where he defeated his rivals even though he was outnumbered. However, Pompey had just enough time to escape to Egypt. Caesar continued to chase Pompey to Egypt where he was given the head of his enemy as a symbol of friendship. Caesar declared Cleopatra as his surrogate rule of Egypt before exiting the area. Julius Caesar’s power kept growing. In February of 44 BC, he assumed the title of dictator for life. Eventually, many in the Senate turned against Caesar and made the decision that the only way to stop Caesar would be by murdering him. …show more content…
The details they plotted included where and when would be the best time to carry out the assassination. Many of the conspirators suggested ideas. The first idea was to murder Caesar when he would stroll down the Sacred Way, one of his favorite walks. Another suggested was to attempt to kill him during the elections and then pushing him off of a bridge. The third plan was to assassinate Caesar at a gladiator show. The advantage to the third plan was no one would become suspicious even they saw the men preparing for his death. However, the conspirators eventually decided on murdering him while in sat in the Senate by hiding their weapons under their