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Today in History: Julius Caesar assassinated by senators in betrayal

3/15/2025

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On March 15, 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, the dictator of the Roman Republic, was assassinated by a group of senators during a Senate session at the Curia of Pompey in Rome. Led by Marcus Junius Brutus, the conspirators, numbering around 60 to 70, justified the murder as a defense against Caesar's perceived threat to republican traditions, stabbing him 23 times.

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On March 15, 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, the dictator of the Roman Republic, was assassinated by a group of senators during a Senate session at the Curia of Pompey in Rome. Led by Marcus Junius Brutus, the conspirators, numbering around 60 to 70, justified the murder as a defense against Caesar's perceived threat to republican traditions, stabbing him 23 times.