SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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He was trying to give more power to the Roman Senate.
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He was trying to take power away from the Senate and become dictator for life.
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He was trying to make Augustus become the emperor of Rome.
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He was trying to help the rich of Rome get more wealth and power.
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Detailed explanation-1: -His increasing power and great ambition agitated many senators who feared Caesar aspired to be king. Only a month after Caesar’s declaration, a group of senators, among them Marcus Junius Brutus, Caesar’s second choice as heir, and Gaius Cassius Longinus assassinated Caesar in fear of his absolute power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, is stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus on March 15. The day later became infamous as the Ides of March.
Detailed explanation-3: -Caesar increased the number of senators from around 600 to 900. This changed the membership of the Senate considerably: many of the new faces were Equestrians or came from Italian towns – some even came from Gaul.