... poverty-stricken citizens. Circus Maximus soon became a focal point of Rome. Around 7 BC, Greek philosopher Dionysius of Halicarnassus expressed in his book "Roman Antiquities" that Circus Maximus was "one of the most beautiful and admirable structures in Rome." Not only did it provide entertainment, it also boasted Rome ... everyone agreed with Caesars political position, there were a lot of members of the senate that still felt the desire to end Caesars reign. On March 15, 44 BC, Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of Roman Senators led by Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius. In their e...

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... it. In doing so, many of his actions seemed justifiable which allowed him to maintain his positive image to the Roman people, and especially those of the senate. Caesar's intentions were not at first to conquer Gaul, but rather Illyria, due to three of his legions being ... based in Italy. Caesars reason for starting the war was said to be a pre-emptive attack to the possible invasion by the Helvetti, whom he considered to be warlike and prone to violence and also to protect the Roman ... to establish a form of leadership that satisfies both parties. Simply put, Caesar didn't care about...

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