Mar 16, 2023
Even though the ides has passed id like to teach yall a thing: julius caesar was not a tyrant or dictator, at least not more than the average roman conqueror turned leader. The senate was just really afraid that he would become a king or emperor (even though he was ruling democratically), so they went and killed him. This was just about the stupidest thing they could do because the roman people really were not happy and therefore lost and/or booted 60 senators and caesar in a ridiculously short amount of time. This left a big ol power vacuum in Rome that Caesar Augustus, as Julius’ heir, filled. By becoming an actual emperor.
TLDR: senate stabbed leader for his potential to become emperor, left power vacuum for actual emperor
