Where Julius Caesar was murdered was in the heart of the roman empire. Julius rulled over a lot of the empire. Why the assasination was important because it affected the whole entrie roman empire. It set them in an direction which would affect them forevor. If julius Ceasar would of not died who knows what the world would of turned out to be like. At the rate which they were going at the roman empire would of probably ruled the world. Yes, it was a terrible thing, but it changed the way we live today. Julius Ceasar was the key to the roman empire's success, and that was taken away from them. There also would of not been a second triamitve, because julius would of not gaven up his thrown.