HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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What leader threatened the Senators so much they murdered him?
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Augustus
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Julius Caesar
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Nero
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Constantine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -They claimed to be acting over fears that Caesar’s unprecedented concentration of power during his dictatorship was undermining the Roman Republic . At least 60 to 70 senators were party to the conspiracy, led by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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