Claim: Julius Caesar held office in 44 BCE.
Evidence: But the underlying political conflicts had not been resolved , and on the Ides of March -LRB- 15 March -RRB- 44 BC , Caesar was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.
The ramifications of the assassination led to the Liberators ' civil war and , ultimately , to the Principate period of the Roman Empire.