Caesar Falls: Senators End the Roman Republic
Conspirators cornered Julius Caesar at Pompey's theatre, where a petition for his brother's recall triggered a coordinated stabbing by over sixty senators. The dictator fell defenseless after twenty-three wounds, with only one strike proving fatal while massive blood loss sealed his fate. This brutal act dissolved the Roman Republic's stability and ignited decades of civil war that birthed the Roman Empire.
March 15, 44
1982 years ago
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