Assassination of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators on the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC during a meeting of the Senate at the Curia of Pompey of the Theatre of Pompey in Rome where the senators stabbed Caesar 23 times. They claimed to be acting over fears that Caesar's unprecedented concentration of power during his dictatorship was undermining the Roman Republic. At least 60 to 70 senators were party to the conspiracy, led by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus. Despite the death of Caesar, the conspirators were unable to restore the institutions of the Republic. The ramifications of the assassination led to his martyrdom, the Liberators' civil war and ultimately to the Principate period of the Roman Empire.
| Assassination of Julius Caesar | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Crisis of the Roman Republic | |
The Death of Julius Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini, c. 1805 | |
| Location | Curia of Pompey of the Theatre of Pompey, Rome |
| Coordinates | 41°53′43″N 12°28′37″E |
| Date | 15 March 44 BC |
| Target | Julius Caesar |
Attack type | Assassination by stabbing |
| Perpetrators | 60 or more Roman senators |
| Ringleaders | Marcus Brutus Gaius Cassius Longinus Decimus Brutus Albinus Gaius Trebonius |