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15 March 44 BC
Julius Caesar assassinated
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Beware the Ides of March. Julius Caesar's rule as dictator comes to an
end when he is assassinated by opponents of his absolute rule, who seek
a return to republican government by the Senate. The assassins, led by
Cassius and Brutus, face retribution from the Triumvirate formed to oppose
them: the generals Lepidus, Mark Antony and Octavian, Caesar's great nephew
whom he has named as his adopted son in his will. Cassius and Brutus are
defeated in the civil war that follows, after which (in 40 BC) the empire
is divided into three. Mark Antony rules in the east and Octavian in the
west, with Lepidus taking the province of Africa. However, Mark Antony's
alliance with Cleopatra, the queen of
Egypt, leads to further civil war until his defeat at the battle
of Actium in 31 BC.
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