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Julius Caesar was murdered because certain members of the Roman Senate were sure that Caesar wanted all the powers and prestige of a king. It has been written that most of the senate would have granted him this. The title of "king" would place Caesar at the level of Rome's first king. King Romulus. This power and honor was denied Caesar by a relatively small group of senators that murdered him.
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Caesar sent different men to the senate to replace himself or represent his interests at different times. For example, the first triumvirate, which consisted of Caesar, Pompey and Crassus. Crassus and Pompey were in Rome looking after Caesar's (and their own) interests. When Caesar became dictator and was away from the city, he, as dictator would appoint a Master of the Horse, who was the official who acted in place of a dictator in the city of Rome. Mark Antony and Lepidus were two of them.
When Caesar ordered the Senate to declare him dictator for life. But this is not quite true. Caesar never ordered the senate to declare him dictator for life, the senate did it on its own. Although this honor contributed to the people's fears that he would become a king, the actual event that triggered the immediate action of the conspirators was the offering of a crown to Caesar at the Lupercalia festival. Even though Caesar refused the crown, it was widely believed that he was not sincere.
Caesar was warned not to, however, to not go would appear to be a sign of weakness.
In the Baths, in bedrooms, at dinner parties, frequently erroneously called orgies, at the Games, and formally in the Senate. As the Repbulic aged, and the govermental corruption, as in decay, became more manifest, the Senate became increasingly less important, until it became little more than an eating club for relatives.
The Senate was afraid that Julius Caesar wanted to rule over Rome and take over the government. So, they wanted Caesar back in Rome so as to monitor him and make sure he would not take over Rome.
No Roman commander actually challenged Caesar for power. When Caesar started the civil war, the senate gave Pompey the command of the armies. Pompey was not actually out for power for himself, he was working for the senate. Although if victorious, he would have received more honors and another triumph, the power was still in the hands of the senate.