![]() Julius Caesar's death led to the dissolution of the Roman Republic and formation of the Roman Empire, which lasted, with hegemony of much of the Earth, for hundreds of years. The Roman Empire came about a couple of decades later after Octavian secured completely the reigns of power at Rome. The two looked very similar, and Julius Caesar was an infamous adulterer who had been having a relationship with Servilia Caepionis (Brutus' mom) for decades.Īfter Julius Caesars death, there were more Civil Wars between different people, with the major players being Marcus Antony, and Octavian Caesar (later Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of Rome). ![]() Brutus was a young friend of his, and the rumour around Rome was that Brutus was Julius Caesar's son. He is famous for saying as he was stabbed "Et Tu Brute" ("And you also Brutus?"). Some of the Senators were his friends and they betrayed him and helped murder him. All of them pulled out their daggers at the same time and stabbed him together so as to all share the blame for the murder. The chief attackers of Julius Caesar were the Senators who stabbed him dozens of times in the Roman Senate House. They therefore decided to act before he left Rome with an army. His plan was quite lofty, he was going to go on an Asian conquest that would have been comparable to Alexander the Great's.His wanting to do this made his political enemies fear him all the more, because of the power that such a thing would rack up and because he would be inaccessible to their assassins if he was on campaign on another continent with an army. The Civil Wars came about because Julius Caesar wanted to break the power of the old Senatorial government, and their strong arm, (another very good General) Pompey the Great.Īnd just before his assassination, Julius Caesar had announced that he was going to land an army of Roman Legions in the Middle East and conquer all of it. He fought successful campaigns in Africa and Europe during his Civil Wars. In the years before his death, Julius Caesar proved to the world that he was a military genius, and he fought extended campaigns all over the Mediterranean. The Senators of Rome thus turned against Caesar. Julius Caesar though made himself a monarch (though none of his titles was "King" all power was in his hands), and some people of course took offence with this because their country at that time was a Republic, and the highest leaders of Rome were supposed to be two Consuls who were chosen in new elections every single year, and a standing Senate of about 400, not Julius Caesar by himself who had made himself "Dictator for Life". This law went into affect after the Romans expelled their last king, King Tarquin, hundreds of years before Gaius Julius Caesar was even born. I can't find any good source so I have to ask for help here please.įor hundreds of years in Rome before Julius Caesar's birth, there had been a rule that any Roman who tried to become a king could be killed on the spot without any offence against religion or law. Yes, although you put the whole situation in a much better context.Ĭan somebody please give me a brief history of events that led up to julius caesar's assassination, who did it, why, and whats the impact on the roman empire please. One good documentary i remember took an italian CSI type detective and let him reconstruct events surrounding the murder, last movements etc. I find it very hard to believe that the OP cannot find any reasonable ones. There are more books and websites and documentaries on Caesar, and this period than you can shake a stick at. impact on the world of Roman control and influence.would this satisfy? If so the question is entirely valid.įor a quick overview WIKI is probably the best bet, as Inhuman pointed out Octavian/Augustus later denied powers of Imperium (particularly Imperium Maius) to other generals so becoming sole Imperator.the source of our word emperor. It could be argued that the empire existed before under the Senate and numerous Imperators. but there are other dates/events which could just as readily be used.the Settlement of 27BC being a strong one. Although for Historical purposes the Late Republican period and the Imperial period are usually split by the Battle of Actium for convenience sake. Rome had governed overseas territories well before this. It didn't have /any/ impact on the Roman Empire, as the Roman Empire wasn't created till 20 years later.
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