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What Roman general’s ambitions led to his assassination?
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While the Roman emperors Caligula, Aurelian, and Galba were assassinated in response to excessive uses of their existing power, Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC for trying to seize that power in the first place. However, his ambitions ended up turning Rome from a democratic republic to an empire after his death despite his assassins’ intervention.
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What Roman general’s ambitions led to his assassination?
- Aurelian
- Julius Caesar
- Galba
- Caligula
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