Caesar's Assassination
Dicatorship of Caesar
- Caesar pretended to fight for Republic at start of war, becomes god-like warlord by end
- Receives quasi-divine honors
- Half-heartedly acts like a king
- Increasingly dismissive of traditional constition
- Both old supporters and reconciled Republicans want old ways restored
- Caesar has no solution to give him a permanent constitutional position
- Decides to campaign in East
- Holds elections for sev. years in advance
- In Feb. 45 is declared "dictator for life"
- Had been temporary dictator sev. times during war
- Now clear he had no intention of ever restoring Republic
Assassination Plot
- Assassinated by large senatorial conspiracy
- Plot led by Cassius and Brutus
- Reconciled Republicans
- Conspirators thought the old constitution would spring back to life
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