What was the impact of Julius Caesar’s murder?
For me one of the most interesting hypotheticals is that at the time of his death Julius was preparing for an invasion of Parthia.<p>Crassus had failed before him and Marc Antony would fail after him, and that probably contributed in o his fall as much as anything. Augustus saw these lessons and wisely decided not to risk an invasion of Parthia and instead reached a negotiated settlement.<p>It would be about 150 years before Trajan lead a successful invasion of Parthia.<p>With regards to Julius, Alexander was his idol, and I am sure he would have loved to emulate him in conquering the lands of the Persian  Empire (now ruled by Parthia). Julius was also one of the great generals of history and it would have been interesting to see how it would have gone.<p>A Roman Empire extending East into the heartland of the old Persian Empire would have been interesting. It might have led to actual direct contact between the Roman and Chinese Han courts.