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Julius Caesar caused the fall of the Roman Republic.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Julius Caesar caused the fall of the Roman Republic?

Partly. Several reference and scholarly items say Caesar played a critical role in the events that led to the Roman Republic's demise, and one essay argues his ambition caused its end. Other items attribute the fall to civil war, structural decay, or the power struggle after his assassination rather than to Caesar alone.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 7 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar

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Roman Republic
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Roman Republic. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic

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Julius Caesar’s Assassination: Fall of the Roman Republic | HISTORY
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Julius Caesar’s Assassination: Fall of the Roman Republic | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/julius-caesar-assassination-fall-roman-republic

Julius Caesar Fragment
2026
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Scan-the-World (2026). Julius Caesar Fragment. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21172130

Murder, Greed, and Corrupt Politicians: The Fall of the Roman Republic
2022
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Morrison, B. (2022). Murder, Greed, and Corrupt Politicians: The Fall of the Roman Republic. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.26522/tg.v7i1.3672

Caesar's visions and impact on the Roman Empire: revisiting the archaeological and historical record for the 40s bc
2025
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Caesar's visions and impact on the Roman Empire: revisiting the archaeological and historical record for the 40s bc. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RS-EB.5.150292

The Rest Is History | Julius Caesar, with Mary Beard
2025
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Holland, T., Sandbrook, D., Beard, M., & Young-Smith, T. (2025). The Rest Is History | Julius Caesar, with Mary Beard. edusources.nl. https://edusources.nl/materials/2c90c4c7-ab88-45fa-be28-f17be279c954

Julius Caesar at the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
2026
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Scan-the-World (2026). Julius Caesar at the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21690462

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Julius Caesar and the Fall of the Roman Republic
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Julius Caesar and the Fall of the Roman Republic. (n.d.). ocw.mit.edu. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21h-331-julius-caesar-and-the-fall-of-the-roman-republic-spring-2016/

Extreme climate after massive eruption of Alaska's Okmok volcano in 43 BCE and effects on the late Roman Republic and Ptolemaic Kingdom.
2020
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JR, M., M, S., G, P., A, B., WM, K., CC, R., AI, W., JG, M., F, L., NJ, C., HM, I., Z, Y., JF, L., JR, S., S, K., S, M., F, W., T, O., H, M., & JP, S. (2020). Extreme climate after massive eruption of Alaska's Okmok volcano in 43 BCE and effects on the late Roman Republic and Ptolemaic Kingdom.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002722117

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