Caesar’s grand plans were cut short by his assassination on the Ides of March in 44 BCE, but his legacy endured in the Roman Empire of Augustus. Gaius Julius Caesar was born into the gens Julia, ...

Mary Beard in front of the Ara Pacis, Rome. Mary in Largo Argentina, Rome, where Julius Caesar’s assassination took place. 'Relief of Rape of the Sabine Women', Roman Forum, Rome.

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c ... On March15, 44 BC, the Ides of March, Caesar was assassinated in the Senate. Although his own rule was unremarkable, his victory in the ...

Julius Caesar's popularity soars when he returns ... of Caesar's ambition and plans for the city and begin plotting his assassination in the name of preserving the Republic of Rome.