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Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March

Roman senators killed the dictator in 44 BCE in an effort to restore the Republic

On 15 March 44 BCE, a conspiracy of Roman senators stabbed Julius Caesar to death during a Senate meeting in the Theatre of Pompey. Fearing Caesar's dictator for life status threatened republican governance, the assassins sought to restore electoral authority, but the act instead precipitated civil wars that gave rise to the Roman Empire.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Roman senators killed the dictator in 44 BCE in an effort to restore the Republic. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.