The murder of Julius Caesar was the outcome of a connivance by many Roman politicians commanded by Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, and Marcus Junius Brutus. They drove Julius Caesar to death in a location near to the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March, 44 BC. Caesar was the leader of the Roman Republic, having lately been revealed dictator perpetuo by the Senate of the Roman Republic. This announcement made many senators fear that Caesar needed to overthrow the Senate in favor of dictatorship.
