The Ides of March & the Assassination of Julius Caesar

       
Gaius Julius Caesar, dictator of the Roman Republic, was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15), 44 B.C., by a group of senators including his close friend, Marcus Junius Brutus

Julius Caesar's body was cremated in a great fire that lasted all the night long.  His ashes are located in the temple of Caesar, on the east side of the main square of the Roman Forum.
Below is the commemorative plaque located beside Caesar's altar.

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This Day in History

I never had much interest in History when in school but working on Genealogy has changed this significantly. Every place and every person has a story and now I look for it. Hopefully the history bug has bitten other genealogists like it has me and they might enjoy this little tidbit for today:

On this day, March 15, 44B.C. (the Ides of March), Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of plotting Roman senators. The location of Caesar when he was stabbed by the senators is under debate. Some believe he was outside the Senate, others have him inside, and, lately, a third argument has the stabbing occur before he arrived at the Senate. The death blow came after friction grew between the senators and Caesar over perceived indignities propagated by Caesar. Some historians believe that the final straw came when a group of senators met with Caesar and he did not rise to greet them.