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Anthony- Whoa what is going on? Why are they killing Julius Caesar? Colton- Hold on. Lets go back and retrace his life and maybe we can figure out why he died. Allison- Sounds good let’s do it. Jayden- I’m in Anthony- Okay so his early life was great. He was a famous general, consul and senator. Allison- He was a patrician wasn’t he? Jayden- Yes he was and he gave grain to the poor. Anthony- Well his life sounds great so far why would they be killing him? Colton- Lets keep moving down the time line. He was a great army general. Allison- Well he became so powerful that the senate began to worry. They thought he would take over. Anthony- That might be a reason they were killing him. Jayden- He also reorganized the army so they were very strong and undefeatable. Colton- Dang that sounds like an awesome life why are they killing him? Allison- He became so powerful that he made the senate name him dictator for life in the dictatorship government. Jayden- A dictator is a person who has absolute control. Colton- And a dictatorship is a system of government were one person has absolute control. Anthony- As a dictator Julius Caesar made many changes for Roman life. Colton- He made a calendar and called it the Julian calendar and he then named month July after himself. Allison- He gave land and grain to his soldiers. That is no reason to kill him. Jayden- Well the senate thinks that he was too powerful and were afraid he would take over. Anthony- They planned to assassinate him. Colton- One day the senators all ganged up on him and stabbed him 35 times. Jayden- After he died the plebeians went berserk. Rome broke into a huge civil war. Allison- A civil war is a conflict between two groups within one country. Anthony- Julius Caesar was so powerful he even joined forces with Cleopatra the Pharaoh in Egypt. Colton- Well I guess we figured out why he died. He was to powerful. Jayden- Thanks for joining us today now lets go to Pax Romana Everyone- By