What Was Caesar's Assassination

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The day of Caesar’s assassination was on the ides of March and the date was March 15th 44 BC. On the day of the assassination there was to be a senate meeting but the senate house was under construction that day so the meeting was to be held at the theater of Pompey. When Antony and Caesar arrived at the theater of Pompey Antony was waylaid by Trebonius outside the theater. This was part the conspirators plan because “many of the conspirators had wanted to kill Antony as well, but Brutus had insisted that they strike down Caesar alone” (Freeman 358). Caesar went in to the theater without Antony where he was greeted by the senate. After that Caesar was surrounded by the conspirators and stabbed twenty-three times he died as a result. When Antony