TIL nearly 60 senators were part of the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, but he was stabbed 23 times, with only 1 wound being fatal. Caesar ultimately died at the base of the statue of his former rival, Pompey the Great. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by axonable t3_z20mp5 on November 22, 2022 at 6:16 PM in todayilearned 53 comments 507
Regulai t1_ixe16v7 wrote on November 22, 2022 at 7:04 PM Notably only the two leaders crassus and brutus were optimates. Pretty much all the other known assassins were caesarean, including notably Ceasers most trusted protégé Decimus who he viewed as a son. Permalink 1
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