Summary:
Answers whether Caeser was justly murdered.
This essay will show how and why Caeser was unjustly murdered. The reasons why he was killed was because Cassius was angered by the fact that Julius was becoming more powerful than he could ever imagine. Cassius manipulated Brutus into killing Caeser by telling him that the Roman Republic must live on and dictatorship could never work. Cassius also recruited a band of senators to assist in the assassination. These senators were all in it for some sort of personal gain and did not care about the political repercussions that would incur from assassinating Caeser.
Julius Caeser was a man of the people, he was a political genius and also a military genius. He should his political prowness through his insight into what the mob really wanted and how to manipulate them. His public program " Bread and Circuses" doled out free food and entertainment to the mob. This included gladiatorial fights in the coliseums that he built and chariot races. This made the mob fall in love with him. This mob was one of the key factors in his political power, that plus his legions made him an unstoppable force in the political world. He managed to control and manipulate the most unstable political faction in all of Rome, by controlling them he managed to almost end crime and murder in the city of Rome. Rome was much more peaceful and productive with a higher standard of living during Julius's rule.
Cassius never expected Julius to be as smart and cunning as he was. Cassius was green with envy for Julius's power over the people. This jealousy was bad enough to cause Cassius to start a plot to assassinate Julius. He recruited Brutus and a small band of senators to assist in the assassination. He recruited Brutus, Caeser's long time friend by forging letters from citizens. These letters all said that the people did not want Julius to rule and that he should be removed from power. Cassius did this for personal gain also, he stood to gain enormous amounts of money and military power. Brutus helped because Cassius manipulated him into doing it because Cassius didn't have the power or the control over the Praetorian Guard to accomplish the deed. After Julius was stabbed, as he was breathing his last breath he said "Et tu, Brute"" ( And you, Brutus). Brutus was totally manipulated into it, he was like a brother to Julius.
Julius was unjustly murdered because he really did nothing wrong. He was running the state efficiently and the empire was prospering and crime was at an all time low. The act was totally unjust and unreasonable. The whole scheme was conducted for the personal gain of Cassius and a group of disloyal senators, the people were happy and didn't want change in the ruling body of their nation. Caeser was a good man, Brutus was conned into killing him through the forged letters fabricated by Cassius. Caeser left all his money and possessions to the people. All the other senators that helped in the assassination were small time senators who stand to gain a lot of political might through the demise of Julius and the rise of Cassius.
This has factorial essay has shown proof and reasons of how and why Julius was unjustly murdered and removed from power. He was a good man that's time was ended much to early in a violent manner. All the reasons for his murder were falsified and totally corrupt. All the people that were involved were either in it for personal gain or were just conned into it. The fact that his assassins were stripped of their powers and killed is a good indication that it was an unjust act. Mark Anthony had an amazing speech in honor of Julius and reveal the will of Caeser that cited that all his money and such was to go to the people. The people realized after this speech that Cassius was corrupt and so were all the conspirators, so instead of making him Caeser as the previously wanted to, they decided to have him killed along with the his co-cospirators. All the people that were tricked into disliking him once again viewed him as a good and honest man.
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