Julius Caesar Dictatorship
August 26th, 2009
Question: why did the dictatorship of julius caesar arouse strong senatorial opposition?
Answer: A "dictator for life" was a threat to the senate, and to the ideals of the republic which had started 450 years earlier when the Romans had gotten rid of another dictator, the cruel King Tarquin. The Roman senators did not want to return to the time of dictators or kings. Besides, Julius Caesar had made many enemies in Rome.
There were more than sixty conspirators . Many had been Caesar's close friends. Their reasons for joining the plot were many. Some were personal. They felt Caesar had disrespected them or their families. Others were ideological. The idea of a dictator for life was against every democratic idea of the Republic. And everyone knew that under Caesar's dictatorship, their opportunities for financial gain and political power would vanish. The power of the Senate would be lost.
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