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The killers of Julius Caesar were senators who belonged to the optimates, a conservative political faction which stood for the ideals of the republic, fought against its demise and stood for the interests of the aristocracy. They were a minority of the senators as Julius Caesar had expanded the size of the senate and filled it with his supporters.

According to Eutropius (an ancient Roman historian who wrote in the second half of the 4th century, thus centuries later) around 60 or more men participated in the assassination. The leaders of the conspiracy were Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (usually he is called just Brutus) and Gaius Cassius Longinus (usually he is called just Cassius). Other names we know are Tillius Cimber, Servilius Casca and Decius Brutus.

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