To assassinate means, “To kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously”(dictionary reference 1).. Julius Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC, and was assassinated by many Roman senators near the theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March, on March 15, 44 BC. Atchity explains his assassination by stating that “In the Senate chamber, Antonius is drawn to one side. Then the conspirators crowd about Caesar as if to second a petition for the repealing of an order banishing Publius Cimber. When he refuses the petition, the conspirators attack him, and he falls dead of twenty-three knife wounds” (Atchity 7). The assassination of Julius Caesar was unjust because he was a victorious
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During Caesar’s reign he did his best to solve many social, political, and economical issues. He also expanded Rome greatly. He also made sure his people were taking care of: “ He settled many of his veterans in colonies throughout the empire and with them many of the poor and unemployed of Rome, thus reducing the strain in the public economy”(witkoski 21). He spent a lot of time trying to control debt and taxes for his empire. Caesar had gotten reductions for his people on mother tax contracts that were in Asia. Witkoski states “ Caesar became dictator for the first time and proceeded to tackle numerous social problems, especially that of widespread debt”(Wikoski 18). Julius Caesar continues to help make his country and his people prosper. Some, whom believed that he was a tyrant, had decided to disregard all of this and assassinate him anyway. During Julius Caesar’s dictatorship he showed many signs of tyranny. “ A number of senatorial families, however, felt that Caesar threatened their position, and his honors and powers made them fear that he was becoming a real king, a title they, as Republicans hated”(Miola and Bloom 1). Some believe that just because he was portrayed as a tyrant in Shakespeare's play that that must have been the truth of the matter; however, that argument is
During Caesar’s reign he did his best to solve many social, political, and economical issues. He also expanded Rome greatly. He also made sure his people were taking care of: “ He settled many of his veterans in colonies throughout the empire and with them many of the poor and unemployed of Rome, thus reducing the strain in the public economy”(witkoski 21). He spent a lot of time trying to control debt and taxes for his empire. Caesar had gotten reductions for his people on mother tax contracts that were in Asia. Witkoski states “ Caesar became dictator for the first time and proceeded to tackle numerous social problems, especially that of widespread debt”(Wikoski 18). Julius Caesar continues to help make his country and his people prosper. Some, whom believed that he was a tyrant, had decided to disregard all of this and assassinate him anyway. During Julius Caesar’s dictatorship he showed many signs of tyranny. “ A number of senatorial families, however, felt that Caesar threatened their position, and his honors and powers made them fear that he was becoming a real king, a title they, as Republicans hated”(Miola and Bloom 1). Some believe that just because he was portrayed as a tyrant in Shakespeare's play that that must have been the truth of the matter; however, that argument is