ON THIS DAY

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March 15, 44 BC:

Julius Caesar assassinated.

Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC), a Roman general, defeated his political rival Pompey in a civil war and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.

Fearful of his power, domination of the state, and the possibility that he might make himself king, a group of senators led by Brutus and Cassius assassinated Caesar on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC. A new series of civil wars broke out and the constitutional government of the Republic was never fully restored. Caesar's great-nephew and adoptive heir Octavian, later known as Augustus, rose to sole power after defeating his opponents thirteen years later. Octavian then set about solidifying his power, transforming the Republic into the Roman Empire.

By the Way:

I have a pen holder on my office desk that looks like this:

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