Judith M. answered • 12/07/20
College History Instructor
Julius Caesar was a Roman general and dictator who was born about 100 BCE. His actions changed the course of Greco-Roman history. He conquered Gaul (present-day France) and quelled a civil war. His popularity with the Roman people increased. His formation of a triumvirate with the generals, Pompey and Crassus, consolidated his political power.
Ten years prior to Caesar's assassination, each member of the triumvirate were re-elected to pro-consular positions--Spain for Pompey, Gaul for Caesar, and Syria for Crassus. The senate conspired to kill Caesar because they believed he was becoming a monarch.
In 44 BCE, Caesar had a history of granting his former enemies seats in the Senate. Two of these senators, Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus murdered Caesar with a knife.
