A Modern Statue of Julius Caesar

Via dei Fori Imperiali

Statue of Julius Caesar, Via dei Fori Imperiali

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On March 15th 44 BCE, Julius Caesar was assassinated while attending a meeting of the Senate at the Curia Pompeia, which was part of the Theatre of Pompey.  

In 1932 a bronze statue of Julius Caesar was erected in Via dei Fori Imperiali. The statue was unveiled by Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator from 1922 until 1943. It is a copy of an ancient marble statue of Caesar, which now stands in Palazzo Senatorio, the seat of Rome's city council. 

The inscription on the pedestal reads: S P Q R / C IVLIO CAESARI / DICT PERPETVO / ANNO X / A FASCIBVS RENOVATIS (The Senate and People of Rome to Gaius Julius Caesar, perpetual dictator, in the 10th year of the restoration of the fasces).

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Statue of Julius Caesar, Palazzo Senatorio