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Political assassinations have been a part and parcel of politics, ever since Man first discovered how to rule and govern. ... Epic plays have been sculpted around successful assassinations and their consequences. During the course of the last century, many assassinations with worldwide repercussions took place. ... Two of the most mysterious, consequential and shocking assassinations of all time are those of ancient Roman dictator Julius Caesar, and of American President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Julius Caesar was one of a triumvirate, which governed over the Roman Empire – the other two being Crassus and Pompeii. ... As a result, Caesar became the virtual dictator of Rome in the year 48 B. ... They believed Caesar to be over-ambitious in his desire for absolute rule, and so a conspiracy was formed, whose objective was to assassinate Caesar. ... Cassius, however, had a personal motive behind killing Caesar. He had once saved Caesar from death, making him Caesar’s superior; however, Caesar, in his ascent to power, now spurned Cassius as one would a dog. Caesar had men, whom he trusted explicitly - Mark Antony and Marcus Junius Brutus, both of whom loved their master most dearly, and Rome more still. ... , when Caesar was addressing the Romans at the Senate, he was brutally stabbed to death by the conspirators.
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