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After the Templars took over the Roman Senate, the Assassins were forced to do the same thing they did during the Kingdom Era: take it back and return liberty and justice to the people. They attacked from every angle they could, doing most of the hard fighting outside the Republic’s borders with their Celtic allies. However, they did a fair amount of fighting inside the Republic as well, like when a man named Spartacus, a former slave who broke free and became a master Assassin, led an unfortunately unsuccessful fight against Rome in hope of liberating an enormous population of slaves. But most of the attacks within the Republic were discreet. The most famous move the Roman Assassins made was their plot against the Templar puppet, Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar had well earned his reputation as a ruthless fighter, conquering lands across the Mediterranean and Europe that no Roman general had been able to conquer before. This ruthless use of military power granted him favor with the Templars, though he never formally joined the order himself. Nonetheless, the Templars aided Caesar in becoming consul of Rome in 59 BC, and eventually Rome’s total dictator. During his reign, he aided his ally and occasional lover, Cleopatra, in her war against her brother for the crown of Egypt. Cleopatra was ultimately killed with a venomous asp by the Assassin, Amunet, in 30 BC, making Caesar's intervention ultimately useless in that regard.

Because of the threat that Caesar posed to the freedom and justice of the people of Rome and the world, the Assassins began to plot against him. Assassins, like the senator, Gaius Cassius Longinus, were eager to put a blade in Caesar. However, another Assassin senator, Marcus Junius Brutus, was hesitant. His deep friendship with Caesar left Brutus in a state of denial, not wanting to believe his best friend could be corrupted by the Templars. However, Brutus received a message from the Precursor, Juno, in a hidden temple he found under what would one day be the Colosseum. She revealed to him that if Caesar would be allowed to live, his actions would burn Rome, and the people that Brutus swore to protect, to the ground. Saddened but determined by this knowledge, Brutus knew he had to take action and kill his old friend. And so on March 15, 44 BC, 40 Assassins banded together and stabbed Caesar 23 times on the floor of the Roman Senate.

Following Caesar's death, the Assassins who did the deed were celebrated at first. After revealing to the people all that Caesar would have done with his power, the people were thankful for being rid of the tyrant. Unfortunately, the Templars struck back when their men, Marcus Antonius and Octavius, inspired a mob to form in Rome and cause widespread chaos. The riot forced the Assassins to flee to safety outside of Rome. The Templars quickly undid everything the Assassins accomplished and turned Rome’s republic into a dictatorial empire, with Octavius (now named Caesar Augustus) crowned as Rome’s first emperor.

Cassius, wracked with the guilt of the defeat, committed suicide on October 3, 42 BC. Brutus, wracked with the guilt of indirectly getting his best friends killed, committed suicide as well on October 23, 42 BC. The surviving Assassins tried to bring him back to life with the Shroud of Eden, an Isu healing device, but the artifact proved unable to do so. And so the Assassins sent the Shroud off to Jerusalem, where it would eventually have another big role to play.

As the Templars gained more and more power, the Assassins and the innocent lives they protected were put in more and more danger. For now the threat to liberty and justice was now as big as an entire empire.

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After the Templars took over the Roman Senate, the Assassins were forced to do the same thing they did during the Kingdom Era: take it back and return liberty and justice to the people. They attacked from every angle they could, doing most of the hard fighting outside the Republic’s borders with their Celtic allies. However, they did a fair amount of fighting inside the Republic as well, like when a man named Spartacus, a former slave who broke free and became a master Assassin, led an unfortunately unsuccessful fight against Rome in hope of liberating an enormous population of slaves. But most of the attacks within the Republic were discreet. The most famous move the Roman Assassins made was their plot against the Templar puppet, Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar had well earned his reputation as a ruthless fighter, conquering lands across the Mediterranean and Europe that no Roman general had been able to conquer before. This ruthless use of military power granted him favor with the Templars, though he never formally joined the order himself. Nonetheless, the Templars aided Caesar in becoming consul of Rome in 59 BC, and eventually Rome’s total dictator. During his reign, he aided his ally and occasional lover, Cleopatra, in her war against her brother for the crown of Egypt. Cleopatra was ultimately killed with a venomous asp by the Assassin, Amunet, in 30 BC, making Caesar's intervention ultimately useless in that regard.

Because of the threat that Caesar posed to the freedom and justice of the people of Rome and the world, the Assassins began to plot against him. Assassins, like the senator, Gaius Cassius Longinus, were eager to put a blade in Caesar. However, another Assassin senator, Marcus Junius Brutus, was hesitant. His deep friendship with Caesar left Brutus in a state of denial, not wanting to believe his best friend could be corrupted by the Templars. However, Brutus received a message from the Precursor, Juno, in a hidden temple he found under what would one day be the Colosseum. She revealed to him that if Caesar would be allowed to live, his actions would burn Rome, and the people that Brutus swore to protect, to the ground. Saddened but determined by this knowledge, Brutus knew he had to take action and kill his old friend. And so on March 15, 44 BC, 40 Assassins banded together and stabbed Caesar 23 times on the floor of the Roman Senate.

Following Caesar's death, the Assassins who did the deed were celebrated at first. After revealing to the people all that Caesar would have done with his power, the people were thankful for being rid of the tyrant. Unfortunately, the Templars struck back when their men, Marcus Antonius and Octavius, inspired a mob to form in Rome and cause widespread chaos. The riot forced the Assassins to flee to safety outside of Rome. The Templars quickly undid everything the Assassins accomplished and turned Rome’s republic into a dictatorial empire, with Octavius (now named Caesar Augustus) crowned as Rome’s first emperor.

Cassius, wracked with the guilt of the defeat, committed suicide on October 3, 42 BC. Brutus, wracked with the guilt of indirectly getting his best friends killed, committed suicide as well on October 23, 42 BC. The surviving Assassins tried to bring him back to life with the Shroud of Eden, an Isu healing device, but the artifact proved unable to do so. And so the Assassins sent the Shroud off to Jerusalem, where it would eventually have another big role to play.

As the Templars gained more and more power, the Assassins and the innocent lives they protected were put in more and more danger. For now the threat to liberty and justice was now as big as an entire empire.