Are The Similarities Between Julius Caesar And Abraham Lincoln

Assassination of Julius Caesar vs Abraham Lincoln

When world leaders are assassinated, it shocks a nation, or even the world. Some assassinations impacts last hundreds, or even thousands of years. The assassination of Julius Caesar stands out to be the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire. Another leader who helped unite a divided nation is credited to most as one of our greatest presidents, but not so much to others. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln shook the nation only 5 days after the American Civil War came to a close. The assassination of both Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln are similar in locations, motives, and aftermath.

In March of 44 BC, Julius Caesar was gaining power over the people and

On April 11, 1865, a man by the name of John Wilkes Booth attended a speech being delivered by the president on how the now reunited United States was going to reconstruct itself. During the speech Booth leaned to a man attending with him and said, “Now, by God, I'll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever make." (Booth) Booth was part of a conspiracy, along with David Herold, George Azterodt, Lewis Powell, and Mary Surrat. After a failed attempt to kidnap the president two weeks earlier, Booth decided to take matters into his own hands. On April 15, 1865 President Lincoln attended a play called, My American Cousin. Booth snuck into the presidential box where the president and his wife, and Major Henry Rathbone and his wife were seated and shot the president in the back of the head (History.com the website) Major Rathbone accounted the experience saying, “I heard the discharge of a pistol behind me, and, looking round, saw through the smoke a man between the door and the President.” and after Booth stabbed him in the arm and jumped out of the box Rathbone recalled, “I heard the man shout some word, which I thought was 'Freedom!” (Rathbone) This assassination was also a very public