To what extent was the assassination of Julius Caesar the main catalyst for the Fall of the Roman Republic?
The Fall of the Roman Republic, was majorly influenced by a large spectacle of events, specifically including the assassination of Julius Caesar. These events encompass a time of immense importance in the history of Rome, the end of a dictatorship and the victory of Octavian at Actium. This period therefore witnessed a fall of the aristocratic Republic, replaced with what is known to be the Roman Empire, although the empire is in fact a monarchy. Although the assassination of Julius Caesar enacted major changes and significances within Rome, the event did hold a deciding factor and possibly the breaking point for the end of the Republic. It was not perceived as the main catalyst as the fall of the system seemed…show more content… Biographers describe the tension between Caesar and the Senate and his objective and possible motive to claim the title of the King. This began the fear of the Senators that Caesar wanted to overthrow the Senate in favour of Tyranny. The consolidation of Caesars power continued and in February 44BC he declared himself as dictator for life. Caesar enacted a remarkably large number of reforms in the period of 48BC to 44BC mostly the interval between military campaigns. By overshadowing the Senate and magistrates Caesar had become dangerously powerful. Though his authority rested ultimately on his support of his soldiers, it was cloaked in various constitutional forms. This, and his consistent determination to adorn himself with the fittings of power, turned many in the Senate against him which led to the assassination of Julius Caesar, which occurred on March 15 44BC. Caesar was stabbed to death in a location adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey and was led by Gaius Cassius Longinus Decimus, Junius Brutus Albinus and Marcus Junius
