Overview
The assassination of Caesar on the Ides of March 44 BCE was carried out by men who claimed to be restoring liberty. Yet killing Caesar did not restore the Republic; it exposed the absence of any functioning settlement beneath the old language.
Historical Context
Fear of monarchy, senatorial resentment, personal grievances, and republican ideals converged in conspiracy.
Consequences
The assassination produced renewed civil war and opened the way for the rise of Octavian and the Principate.
This first atlas entry is drafted from the Livarva manuscripts and will be expanded with exact chapter and source references in a later version.