Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)

On March 15, 44 BC, conspirators kill Caesar in Rome. They are led by Brutus, Cassius and Decimus Brutus. There are more than sixty in all.

The assassination takes place in the meeting hall at the Theatre of Pompey. Suetonius counts 23 blows. According to his physician only one was fatal.

The Latin “Et tu, Brute?” is known only from Shakespeare. According to Suetonius, Caesar only groaned.