HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He had too much power
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They didn’t like his son
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He had killed too many innocent people
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They didn’t like the way he dressed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many members of the Senate, a group of appointed (not elected) political leaders, resented Caesar’s popularity and arrogance. After Caesar attained the status of dictator for life in 44 B.C.E., these officials decided to strike the ultimate blow against his power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Caesar’s actions threatened to end the Republic once and for all. Fearing this change, a group of senators plotted and executed the murder of Caesar on the Ides of March. Although the senators succeeded in ending Caesar’s life, they did not realize at that time that the Republic had died with him.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The day after Caesar’s death, the Senate voted to grant amnesty to all of the conspirators. They had been forgiven. SERVILIA: But Brutus had underestimated the power of the plebeian mob.