Julius Caesar Assassination Investigation - Historical Analysis
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An investigation of the murder of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BCE. Students read six historical accounts, judge their reliability, study the conspirators and the timeline, and then form a verdict on whether the assassination was justified. What's inside - A case file with key facts and a myth check on Et tu Brute - Six accounts from Nicolaus of Damascus, Cicero, Plutarch, Suetonius, Appian and Shakespeare, each with a reliability reading - Source questions with instant feedback about each writer - Profiles of eight people involved: Brutus, Cassius, Mark Antony, Octavian, Calpurnia and others - A nine-event timeline from crossing the Rubicon in 49 BCE to Augustus becoming emperor in 27 BCE - Five possible motives to rate and compare with historian rankings - A claim, evidence and reasoning builder for the verdict question - A ten-question quiz at three difficulty levels with explanations - A Teacher Hub with objectives, a four-day plan and discussion questions - A three-page printable packet with source charts, event ordering and a CER plan How it works - Students read the case file, judge each source and study the people and the timeline - They rate possible motives and compare with how historians rank them - They build a claim with evidence and reasoning to answer whether the assassination was justified - They complete the quiz at three levels and can print a source chart and worksheet Topics covered - The assassination of Julius Caesar and the end of the Roman Re
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