9/3/2023 0 Comments Who killed julius![]() ![]() This however wouldn’t be the only threat to the conspiracy. It wasn’t until Decimus implied that Caesar was going to be crowned king, that Caesar agreed. He sent word to the Senate that the meeting was cancelled.ĭecimus rushed over to Caesar’s house to convince him to come to the meeting. She begged him not to go, and since Caesar didn’t really care about the senate anyways and he was tired, he obliged. They had spent most of the night talking. He had been warned by a mystic to “beware the Ides of March.” He wasn’t going to pay it any mind, but his wife had been tormented by nightmares of his death the night before. The day of the Senate meeting arrived, but Caesar didn’t want to go. If you are enjoying this blog, you may also enjoy: With that, the plan was set into motion and they just needed to wait for Caesar to come to the Senate meeting. This meant that if the location suddenly changed, their weapons would still be available. They decided that several senators would conceal weapons under their robes and more weapons would be stored in baskets containing important documents. ![]() This rule also meant that Caesar’s bodyguards would not be present. The other problem was that they weren’t allowed to carry weapons into the senate meeting. The problem was that the usual meeting place was under construction, so they were constantly moving to different locations. They had to throw together a plan and quickly. This meeting was happening on the Ides of March. They decided that it needed to be done at the last Senate meeting before Caesar was due to leave. Soon the Senate found out that Caesar would be leaving for war, so they were running out of time. In the end, Brutus convinced the other conspirators. He didn’t want to make it look like they were eliminating everyone from the opposing political party. ![]() Brutus argued against killing anyone except Caesar. Many believed that if they were going to kill Caesar, they had to kill Antony and maybe Lepidus. They originally considered bringing Antony in on the conspiracy, but it turns out that he had been approached about killing Caesar the year before and said no. There was also the question of Caesar’s supporters, particularly Marc Antony and Lepidus. You’ll get a timeline of Caesar’s Assassination just for signing up! Make sure you don’t miss out on any of the fun by subscribing to our email list! It didn’t go the way he wanted, but by indicating that he wanted to be king, he sealed his fate with the Conspirators. Many suspect that he was testing public opinion on monarchy. ![]() (Also seen in Shakespeare) The crowd was silent as Caesar rejected the crown all three times. In fact, he presented Caesar with the crown three times. They appointed the tribunes and it was extremely important that they had representation.įinally, Marc Antony presented Caesar with a crown at the festival of the Lupercalia. This was a BIG no-no for the Roman public. Caesar suspected that they set the whole scene up to make him look bad, so he saw them removed from the Senate. The tribunes publicly and loudly removed the wreath. The ancient Romans may have been okay with dictators for life, but they were not okay with Kings. (We see this in Shakespeare) The wreath was a symbol of Jupiter and royalty. Second, two tribunes came across a statue of Caesar that had a wreath on its head. Caesar was signaling that he didn’t care about the Senate or their authority. In addition, he mocked their honors by saying he had enough already. This was highly insulting to the Senators, as tradition dictated that he show that respect to them. When they entered the Temple of Venus Gentrix, Caesar did not stand. There were three key events that convinced the senators that Caesar was seizing power.įirst, the senators has decided to formally present Caesar with a number of honors. This title alone was not enough to concern the senators enough to kill, but it would take very little to convince them that he needed to die. The MotivationĬaesar had been spending years gaining power by questionable means, culminating in the title dictator perpetuo, or dictator for life. It almost didn’t happen at all, which is why today we will be looking at what happened leading up to the assassination of Caesar. However 2,065 years ago, sixty Roman Senators came together and conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar on that very day, and so now the day lives in infamy. The Ides of March is just how the Romans said mid-March. Unfortunately, it’s not mysterious or particularly exciting on it’s own. The warning to “beware the Ides of March” makes the Ides sound all mysterious and exciting. ![]()
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