Julius Caesar Conspirator
The four conspirators who were in charge of the assassination of Julius Caesar had many reasons for their attack and desire to kill the emperor of the Roman Republic. The four men that came up with the plan to assassinate Julius Caesar were not enemies of him, and had different beliefs on why they should kill him. The first two conspirators, Gaius Trebonius and Junius Brutus Albinus, both having a friendly relationship with Julius Caesar, had both served and fought with Caesar, but both men believed they had not been given the credit the deserved for the work they had done for him (Wasson). The other two conspirators, Gaius Cassius Linginus and Marcus Junius Brutus did not have the same relationship with Caesar as the first two did. Both of these men had fought and served for Pompey (Wasson). According to Michael Parenti, an American political scientist and historian, there were several reasons behind the desire to assassinate Julius Caesar.
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At the time of Caesar’s rule, 99 percent of the state’s wealth was managed by one percent of the people. Eventually the poor began to gain opportunities in leadership roles. Tiberius and Gajus Gracchi were two men who took these leadership roles, but they were both later murdered. After the Gracchi brothers were murdered, Julius Caesar took up responsibility to improve the lives of the poor. These actions made by Caesar made members of the Senate unhappy because of the threatening of their power, and lead to another reason for his assassination (The Assassination of Julius Caesar). The main reasons for Julius Caesar’s assassination were his abusement of power, the fear of the Roman Empire becoming a democracy, and the growing class conflict in the Roman
At the time of Caesar’s rule, 99 percent of the state’s wealth was managed by one percent of the people. Eventually the poor began to gain opportunities in leadership roles. Tiberius and Gajus Gracchi were two men who took these leadership roles, but they were both later murdered. After the Gracchi brothers were murdered, Julius Caesar took up responsibility to improve the lives of the poor. These actions made by Caesar made members of the Senate unhappy because of the threatening of their power, and lead to another reason for his assassination (The Assassination of Julius Caesar). The main reasons for Julius Caesar’s assassination were his abusement of power, the fear of the Roman Empire becoming a democracy, and the growing class conflict in the Roman