The title character in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, written in 1599, is stabbed to death by Roman senators. The play draws on the real-life assassination of Julius Caesar, 2,061 years ago.
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
After Sulla’s death, Caesar returned to Rome, where he rapidly climbed the cursus honorum, serving as quaestor in 69 BC, praetor in 62 BCE, and finally being elected consul in 59 BCE.
Julius Caesar's popularity soars when he returns to ... Caesar heads to the Senate and is stabbed to death. Upon this discovery, the people rally against Cassius and Brutus, and war is waged ...
His father died when Augustus was four. His prospects were bleak: Rome was dangerous, engulfed by civil war between power-hungry factions. One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar.