Square where Julius Caesar was killed will open to public in Rome

Tourists in the city will be able to examine the spot where the Roman dictator was said to have been murdered

Tourists will be able to stroll close to the spot where Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome’s authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on Tuesday.

The Roman dictator was stabbed to death by a group of aggrieved senators on the Ides of March – 15 March – in 44BC, and the account was embellished by William Shakespeare in his play named after Caesar.