HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Why did a group of senators murder Julius Caesar?
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Because he was extremely unpopular with the Roman people.
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Because they wanted to eliminate the Republic and place all power in the hands of a strong monarch.
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To prevent him from threatening the power of the Senate and destroying the Republic.
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Because they wanted his nephew, Augustus, to be the dictator of Rome.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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.
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