Intro:
Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears. At what point is it the moral obligation of Brutus and the conspirators to brutally end Caesar’s rule without so little as a tear or sympathy? "The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath Caesar answered it". Were they rightful within their judgment or were they merely acting out of pure jealousy, anger, sadness? Now this debate of morality should be based not only on our own moral obligation but also on the conspirators and the evidence from history.
Narration
The year is 59 B.C.E. Caesar took control of the Roman Empire and was later named sole dictator in 46 B.C.E. He had held this position for 2 years before his
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Proof
According to ushistory.org, "Long before Julius Caesar became dictator (from 47–44 B.C.E.) and was subsequently murdered, the Roman Republic had entered a state of rapid decline. The rich had become wealthier and more powerful as a result of Rome's many military successes. Meanwhile, life for the average Roman seemed to be getting worse. Attempts to reform the situation by two brothers, Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, were met with opposition that eventually resulted in their deaths." The overall quality of life was rapidly declining before Caesar.
The next point I would like to address is Caesar’s policies. The same source states, "Caesar made himself dictator and absolute ruler of Rome and its territories. During his rule, he enacted several reforms. Caesar founded many colonies in newly conquered territories and provided land and opportunity for poor Romans who chose to migrate there. He reduced the number of slaves and opened citizenship up to people living in the provinces. Finally, he created a new calendar named the Julian calendar. This very calendar, with a few minor adjustments, is the same one used around the world
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He also granted citizenship to foreigners living within the Roman Republic." His policies meant that the quality of life and the quality of a just government increased substantially in more ways than one. Infrastructure, debt, innovation, and human rights were all directly affected by his policies.
The death of Caesar ended up with all of his work and policies crumbling to the ground along with the Roman Republic, only to be replaced with the Roman Empire, which was started with many civil wars. All this happened due to Caesar’s death; everything fell apart because of flawed thinking on the conspirators