Caesar held the position of Dictator when he was murdered. Usually a man was appointed Dictator for a stated time–just to solve the current crisis and then he gave up the power. However, Caesar was appointed Dictator for life, by a weak, groveling Senate, thus giving the conspirators another one of their many reasons to kill him.

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