What if Julius Caesar was Never Killed?

We all know that Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 BCE. But what if that never happened? 


What’s up guys, it’s Emperor Augustus II of the OttoRoman Empire. We'll cover a speculative timeline from 44 BCE to 15 BCE. Without further ado, let’s go. 


So, in real life, Marcus Brutus, Gaius Cassius, and many other people conspired to kill Caesar. But in this timeline, they changed their minds last minute and decided to support him in ruling Rome as a dictator for life. Caesar and the conspirators had a real meeting, with the conspirators not revealing any daggers. 


The Second Triumvirate of Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius), Gaius Octavian, and Marcus Lepidus was formed to avenge Caesar by declaring war on Brutus and Cassius. However, if Caesar didn’t die, there would be no Second Triumvirate. Instead, Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus would’ve just been three normal supporters of Caesar. 


Caesar’s first conquest would’ve been Scotland. Rome never took Scotland in reality, but here, Caesar did it. With an army of 100,000 strong, the Romans occupied all of Scotland. Caesar would’ve also conquered other places like Germania and Persia, which Rome didn’t occupy in real life. 


In 30 BCE, Caesar became so arrogant, that he renamed Rome to Caesarea, after himself. (In real life, Caesarea was the name of a port city built by Herod the Great. He named it after Caesar Augustus, who was Julius Caesar’s grand-nephew and adopted son. He was actually Octavian.) However, the Caesareans were angry. For years, they had been used to the name Rome. Not only that, but some Romans who believed in Romulus wanted the city named after him, not a new dictator. 


By 17 BCE, however, Caesar learned to care for the people. He renamed Caesarea back to Rome, lifted marital law, and declared himself emperor instead of dictator. (Rome became an empire in 27 BCE under Caesar Augustus.) However, Caesar’s supporters started turning against him. They loved him so much that they wanted the name Caesarea back. 


By 14 BCE, Caesar was 86 years old. He finally retired. As for his heir, let’s assume he picked Augustus, and then everything in the Roman Empire still happened. So, Caesar not dying wouldn’t have had a major effect on the Roman Empire. However, there are other heirs that he could’ve selected. But I’m saving that for the next blog. Read it here: https://ottoromanempire.blogspot.com/2023/09/what-if-julius-caesar-was-never-killed.html


Anyway, that’s it guys. Bye!

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