<span>An inquiry into this incident reveals something important about the nature of political rule, class power, and a people's struggle for democracy and social justice---issues that are still very much with us. The assassination also marked a turning point in the history of Rome. It set in motion a civil war, and put an end to whatever democracy there had been, ushering in an absolutist rule that would prevail over Western Europe for centuries to come.</span>
Julius Caesar was killed by conspirators near the theater of Pompey. At the time of the assassination, he was serving as the Dictator. Although he was popular among middle-class Romans he was despised by Senators as they were afraid of his powers as a dictator. Two of his former enemies Brutus and Longinus were involved in his assassination. So when <em>Caesar was declared the dictator for life by the Senates, many factions in Rome feared that he wanted to overthrow the republic and establish a monarchy. Hence they decided to kill him to save the republic.</em>
