Julius Caesar's planned invasion of the Parthian Empire was to begin in 44 BC; however, due to his assassination that same year, the invasion never took place.[1] The campaign was to start with the pacification of Dacia, followed by an invasion of Parthia.[1][2][3] Plutarch also recorded that once Parthia was subdued the army would continue to Scythia, then Germania and finally back to Rome.[4] These grander plans are found only in Plutarch's Parallel Lives, and their authenticity is questioned by most scholars.[5]