Introduction

Tellem: The people of rome get it exactly right that caesar's murder would lead to renewed civil strife. But the liberators got it exactly wrong, writes Tellem. He says they had no plan for what to do after caesar was dead. They were so obsessed with removing the dictator that they did not think about who would fill the power vacuum when he was gone. And this exposed their second great mistake, focusing all their attention on caesar. Letting antony live was incredibly short sighted and allowed him to take over as consul a few days later.