Caesar was later proclaimed dictator first for ten years and then in perpetuity . The latter arrangement triggered the conspiracy leading to his assassination on the Ides of March in 44 BC . Following this , Antony and Caesar 's adopted son Octavius would fight yet another civil war against remnants of the Optimates and Liberatores faction , ultimately resulting in the establishment of the Roman Empire
assassination
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Caesar's Civil War