World History Moment: The Assassination Of Julius Caesar, March 15, 44 BC

By Worldview
This is an undated sketch of Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman.
This is an undated sketch of Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman. AP Photo
This is an undated sketch of Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman.
This is an undated sketch of Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman. AP Photo

World History Moment: The Assassination Of Julius Caesar, March 15, 44 BC

By Worldview
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“Beware the ides of March,” from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is one of the most famous lines in literature. 

Though scholars believe Shakespeare took some creative license in his account of Caesar’s murder, for the most part, he got the story right. 

 For World History Moment on Worldview, Historian John Schmidt recalled one of history’s most famous assassinations, which happened March 15, 44 BC.