The Assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (44 BC): The Grandest Conspiratorial Plot - In 44 BC, one of history’s most enduring figures fell victim to arguably the most famous conspiracy in recorded history. The assassination of Julius Caesar on the floor of the Roman Senate took place on the 15th of March, or the Ides of March, 44 BC. Prior to the Roman dictator being slain, the Ides of March was a day that had wide religious, lunar and other significance in the Roman calendar. Following the events of 44 BC however, the day took on even greater significance. “Beware the Ides of March” as William Shakespeare would write centuries later. Support Insight History on SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/insight-history Support Insight History on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insighthistory To donate Crypto, please send to the following addresses: Bitcoin (BTC) Wallet Address: 3LSVcyj2nva7WQHdhaWwVpXgCyiebfcwHz Ethereum Wallet (ETH) Address: 0x261C8b5411eA7d0E4c7e68C3aE972f3FaD9feFF9 Please Donate Now through PayPal by visiting https://insighthistory.com/support and clicking the “Donate Now” button in your preferred currency, which will take you to PayPal.com. Thank you. The Motives The plot that led to the assassination of Caesar involved more than 60 Senators and influential figures in ancient Rome. Why did these powerful people conspire in such a way? The motives of the conspirators were varied, yet fuelled by self-interest as much as by any other noble motivation in many instances. Caesar’s unrivalled power, lifestyle, and popularity amongst the people were key reasons. In the years prior to Caesar’s assassination, his life reads like a mixture of an epic film and a scandalous soap. After conquering vast lands in Gaul and other places in the name of Rome (and Caesar of course), the Roman general triumphed in a civil war, became dictator for life, and took an Egyptian queen as his mistress – none other than Cleopatra, who was living in Caesar’s villa near Rome in 44 BC. Furthermore, Cleopatra claimed her son was Caesar’s illegitimate child. Needless to say, Caesar’s epic life created many enemies, particularly amongst traditional factions back in Rome. The 3 Conspirators Among the various conspirators, three men stand out as notable players. Two are well known, popularized by the likes of Shakespeare: namely, Brutus and Cassius. Yet there is another key conspirator, someone who knew Caesar much better, making the betrayal much greater. His name was Decimus. From a noble Roman family whose name had lost some shine, Decimus has been a long-term ally of Caesar. Yet why did he turn against him? One reason for Decimus’ betrayal was Caesar’s refusal to honour him with a victory parade. Furthermore, Caesar was looking at others to be his successor. In the winter of 44 BC, Cassius, a nobleman and trained soldier, began working on the plot to kill Caesar. He recruited Brutus and Decimus shortly after. Decimus had Caesar’s trust, and even dined next to the dictator the night before his death. Furthermore, on the morning of the 15th, Caesar decided not to attend the Senate meeting that noon, perhaps due to whispers of a conspiracy. It was Decimus who visited Caesar at his home and convinced him to attend the fatal meeting. During a Senate meeting on the Ides of March, Caesar was assassinated. Sitting on a podium in the Roman Senate just after noon, Caesar found himself surrounded on all sides. The Roman dictator was stabbed to death 23 times in a bloody affair, with as many as 40 Senators participating. In the immediate aftermath, Decimus provided security for the conspirators. His group of gladiators also served as a private security force, and they escorted the assassins from the Senate floor to safety, protecting them in the chaotic days that followed. Subscribe to Insight History on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2XuJ8Ik Subscribe to Insight History on BitChute: https://bit.ly/2ScB8rg Subscribe to Insight History on Odysee/LBRY: https://odysee.com/@InsightHistory:a Sources: Martin Stezano (13 March, 2020) Beware the Ides of March. But Why? History https://www.history.com/news/beware-the-ides-of-march-but-why National Geographic, Mar 15, 44 BCE: Julius Caesar Assassinated - https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/mar15/julius-caesar-assassinated/ Barry Strauss (15 March, 2018) Julius Caesar’s Forgotten Assassin, History https://www.history.com/news/julius-caesar-assassin-ides-of-march Julius Caesar Documentary - Julius Caesar Death - Julius Caesar Summary

Restricting freedom of speech has been a key feature of fascist regimes down through history. This is often done under the banner of political correctness, which gives a central authority the justification to censor speech, and more important, the ideas expressed by that speech. Political correctness first appeared in the Marxist-Leninist vocabulary in the wake of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Russia. It was used as a way to generate obedience to the aims and policies of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with it being politically incorrect to question the party line. Please Donate Now through PayPal by visiting https://insighthistory.com/support and clicking the “Donate Now” button in your preferred currency, which will take you to PayPal.com. Thank you. As the Soviet Union developed, pollical correctness continued to be used by the totalitarian Soviet establishment to maintain ideological uniformity. Books and magazines considered politically incorrect were removed from libraries and print. Scientists, writers and artists who criticized the Soviet regime were persecuted, and often sent to forced labor camps, called Gulags. There are numerous problems with banning freedom of speech. Firstly, a restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction of freedom of thought in many ways. Language, after all, is the main tool we use to communicate ideas to each other. A culture of restricted speech also results in self-censorship, which further limits speech. Wash Your Hands! Secondly, by severely restricting freedom of speech and the ideas behind that speech, we may in fact be restricting the truth. Speech considered offensive today may become an undeniable fact tomorrow. If ideas are not given the light of day, how can we decide their merit? Down through history, there have been numerous examples of ideas that have been suppressed because they challenged the orthodox status quo, only to be recognised as truly revolutionary years later. For example, in the 1840s, the Hungarian physician, Ignaz Semmelweis, began washing his hands with a chlorinated lime solution before helping to deliver babies. Unsurprisingly from our modern perspective, the number of women who died giving birth dropped dramatically. Instead of being congratulated by the medical establishment of the day however, Semmelweis was shunned in large part, and his revolutionary practice was only recognised after he died. If people are not allowed to speak freely and openly exchange ideas, scientific breakthroughs and life-saving discoveries have much less chance of seeing the light of day. Furthermore, who decides what is true and what is not? Human beings are both majestic and corrupt. No human being, or centralized group of human beings, are 100% perfect all of the time. So how can we allow a group of people, who are not immune from corruption, to have the power to decide what is true and what is not? To donate Crypto, please send to the following addresses: Bitcoin (BTC) Wallet Address: 3LSVcyj2nva7WQHdhaWwVpXgCyiebfcwHz Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Wallet Address: qp6c8cqhtyzaturgdhlcvq6cm9kv5hgt9s7tyk7csz Ethereum Wallet (ETH) Address: 0x261C8b5411eA7d0E4c7e68C3aE972f3FaD9feFF9 Support Insight History on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insighthistory Subscribe to Insight History on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2XuJ8Ik Subscribe to Insight History on BitChute: https://bit.ly/2ScB8rg Sources: The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1 May, 2017) Freedom of Speech - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freedom-speech/ NINA STROCHLIC (9 March, 2020) ‘Wash your hands’ was once controversial medical advice, National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2020/03/wash-your-hands-was-once-controversial-medical-advice Cynthia Roper (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) Political correctness political correctness | Definition, Origin, History, & Facts | Britannica Library of Congress, Revelations from the Russian Archives (Internal Workings of the Soviet Union) George Orwell (2008) 1984 (London: Penguin) Justia, US Supreme Court - Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919) Schenck v. United States :: 249 U.S. 47 (1919) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center US Courts (25 June, 2007) Facts and Case Summary - Morse v. Frederick Facts and Case Summary - Morse v. Frederick | United States Courts (uscourts.gov) US Courts: What Does Free Speech Mean? What Does Free Speech Mean? | United States Courts (uscourts.gov) Milton, J. (18 Dec. 2020) People have the ‘right to offend’ and to ‘abuse another’ without fear of arrest, UK court rules, Yahoo People have the ‘right to offend’ and to ‘abuse another’ without fear of arrest, UK court rules (yahoo.com) Kit Knightley (16 Jan, 2020) MSM calls for “new definition of free speech,” The Off-Guardian MSM calls for “new definition of free speech” – OffGuardian (off-guardian.org) https://off-guardian.org/2021/01/16/a-new-definition-of-free-speech/