The Romans are celebrating the triumphant return of Julius Caesar, the invincible hero. However, a deadly plot lurks beneath the joy.
The patrician senators resent the increasingly powerful and popular Caesar. Cassius urges Brutus, one of Rome's most respected heroes, to rise up against Caesar along with other conspiring senators. Brutus is agonised by Antony's attempts to crown Caesar. After an internal struggle, Brutus decides to join the assassination for the sake of upholding the republic.
Despite the soothsayer's warning and a terrifying vision on the previous night, Caesar goes to the Capitol to attend a council meeting on the Ides of March. The conspiring senators pretend to plead for Cimber. After Caesar refuses their request, he is stabbed 23 times and falls to the ground.
After a final blow from his beloved Brutus, Caesar dies with a broken heart. After Caesar's death, Brutus pacifies the angry crowd by proclaiming “I loved Caesar, but I loved Rome more”. The people applaud his righteousness and propose to erect a statue in his honour. Antony then offers his eulogy. His brilliant speech steers the people's minds to sympathise with Caesar and they vow to avenge him.
A brutal civil war breaks out. Ultimately, Antony secures victory and the conspirators are annihilated. Cassius and Brutus commit suicide with the same knife they used to stab Caesar, putting the nightmarish tragedy to an end.
