Caesar was stabbed but not shot at!
Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times during his assassination on the Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC).
Key Details of the Attack
• The Conspirators:
Around 60 Roman senators plotted the attack, led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.
• The Location:
The attack happened during a Senate meeting at the Curia of Pompey in Rome.
• The Autopsy:
According to historical accounts by the Roman physician Antistius, Caesar sustained 23 wounds, but only one wound—to the chest—was officially fatal. Many of the subsequent stabs may have occurred after he was already dead as the senators sought to share the guilt.
Key Details of the Attack
• The Conspirators:
Around 60 Roman senators plotted the attack, led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.
• The Location:
The attack happened during a Senate meeting at the Curia of Pompey in Rome.
• The Autopsy:
According to historical accounts by the Roman physician Antistius, Caesar sustained 23 wounds, but only one wound—to the chest—was officially fatal. Many of the subsequent stabs may have occurred after he was already dead as the senators sought to share the guilt.
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