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icymist

(15,888 posts)
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 12:37 AM Oct 2012

Spot Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Discovered

Archaeologists believe they have found the first physical evidence of the spot where Julius Caesar died, according to a new Spanish National Research Council report.

Caesar, the head of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of rival Roman senators on March 14, 44 B.C, the Ides of March. The assassination is well-covered in classical texts, but until now, researchers had no archaeological evidence of the place where it happened.

Now, archaeologists have unearthed a concrete structure nearly 10 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall (3 meters by 2 meters) that may have been erected by Caesar's successor to condemn the assassination. The structure is at the base of the Curia, or Theater, of Pompey, the spot where classical writers reported the stabbing took place.

http://www.livescience.com/23900-julius-caesar-assassination-place-discovered.html

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Spot Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Discovered (Original Post) icymist Oct 2012 OP
Very cool! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #1
I thought it was in the chest. rug Oct 2012 #2
LOL! BlueJazz Oct 2012 #3
I was there last march... Javaman Oct 2012 #4

Javaman

(62,429 posts)
4. I was there last march...
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:48 AM
Oct 2012

I was staying at a hotel about one block from there.

Little did I know.

Now I want to go back!

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