Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family in Rome, but early on he opposed the rule of a small conservative group. His family belonged to the old nobility the patrician order and several of his ancestors had won distinction in the service of the state. Caesar was the most prominent man of all history; for this genius transcendent in three directions, in politics, war, and literature. Caesar's life was cast in a period with …showed first 75 words of 762 total…

…showed last 75 words of 762 total…Caesar threatened their position, and his honors and powers made them fear that he would become a rex King a title the Republicans hated. Accordingly, in 44 BC as assignation plot was hatched by a group of senators including Gaius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus. On March 15 of that year, the conspirators entered the meeting with daggers concealed in their togas and struck Caesar at least 23 times as he stood at the base of Pompey's statue.