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Brutus and the conspirators believed that Julius Caesar was going to become a tyrant and destroy Rome with his Dictatorship. Brutus was very honorable and believed that if they killed Caesar they will be remembered as the men who saved Rome from a tyrant and will become the most honorable men in Rome. But after the death of Caesar they were the most hated men in Rome. Brutus was manipulated and persuaded by Cassius' inspirational words about saving Rome and its people that he forgot the real purpose of killing Caesar. Brutus was the only one who wanted to kill Caesar for Rome the rest just wanted to kill him out of sheer jealousy.(All the conspirators thought that he[Caesar] was power hungry and too powerful for his own good.)

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Because Brutus and all the other people who conspired with him feared that in the future, Julius Caesar would become a tyrant and make Rome a terrible place. After his death, Brutus later convinced the Romans that it was a good thing that they killed Julius Caesar. But they didn't stay convinced for long.

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