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The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination by Barry Strauss is an original, fresh perspective on an event that seems well known, this book sheds new light on this fascinating, pivotal moment in world history. Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC is even more gripping than Shakespeare's play. The assassins rallied support among the common people, but they underestimated Caesar's soldiers, who flooded Rome. The assassins were vanquished; their beloved Republic became the Roman Empire.