The Legacy of Julius Caesar

With Caesar dead, the main thing that they wanted to achieve out of this would be a return to the Senate. But it clearly doesn't unfold like that, doesn't it? No, almost immediately they have to flee because there's a lot of anger. So Brutus and Cassius are forced to flee. They're pursued by Caesar's heir, Octavian, and by Mark Antony. And in 42 BC, they're killed in battle; their body lay where it fell on the Senate floor for nearly three hours. Great use is made of Caesar's body and the toga he was wearing at the time,. which was brought into the forum and displayed on a statue of Caesar