The assassination in Pompey’s meeting hall
A petition draws Caesar into the senators’ circle; the assassination opens another struggle for Rome.
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Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC. Learn who Brutus and Cassius were, where the killing happened, why it happened and what followed.
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Rome, 15 March 44 BC. Caesar takes his place at a Senate meeting in the Curia of Pompey. Senators gather around him with a petition. A hand catches his toga, and the circle closes. The conspirators strike at the man they believe has placed himself above the Republic. Caesar falls, killed by fellow senators, including men who once accepted his forgiveness. Brutus and Cassius claim that liberty has been restored. Beyond the chamber, Rome has no settled future. Caesar's death releases a new contest for his armies, his name and the power he leaves behind.
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