The Death of Julius
Caesar
Why kill Caesar?
• The people were not pleased with their
living conditions.
• Caesar was becoming more of a king,
Romans had had a republic for 450
years.
• The Roman Senators wanted power
restored to the Senate.
The Plan
• The Conspirators
would toss him off a
bridge and slay him
below.
A New Plan
• The Roman Senate
had called for a
meeting where
Caesar was to be
present at the Hall
of Pompey. This
would be the place
of murder…
The Conspirators
• Brutus, Cassius, Decimus led the plot to kill
Caesar.
Brutus
• Father was killed by
Pompey.
• A friend of Caesar.
• Brother-in-law of
Cassius.
• Unhappy with the state
of the Roman
Republic.
Cassius
• Roman general
• Saw Caesar’s power
as a threat.
• Mastermind behind
the plot to kill
Caesar
The Murder
The
Aftermath
• Mark Antony
and Octavian
track down the
murderers and
conspirators
and kill them
all.