In 2003 , psychiatrist Harbour F. Hodder published what he termed as the `` Caesar Complex '' theory , arguing that Caesar was a sufferer of temporal lobe epilepsy , and that the symptoms were a factor in Caesar 's decision to forgo personal safety in the days leading up to his assassination . In 2003 , psychiatrist Harbour F. Hodder published what he termed as the `` Caesar Complex '' theory , arguing that Caesar was a sufferer of temporal lobe epilepsy and the debilitating symptoms of the condition were a factor in Caesar 's conscious decision to forgo personal safety in the days leading up to his assassination .