A historian argues that the Roman leader Julius Caesar was assassinated because he was secretly plotting to overthrow the Roman republic and declare himself emperor of Rome. Which of the following, if true, would be a strong counterclaim to the historians claim

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choices:

A. Julius Caesar has been widely studied by historians, so there are many primary and secondary sources about him.

B. Personal letters written by Julius Caesar indicate that he believed that Rome should always remain a republic.

C. Following Julius Caesar's assassination, the Rome republic really was replaced by the Roman empire.

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thoughts? recall that a counterclaim is an argument made in opposition to the claim

so which of these three choices most directly contradicts the idea that Julius Caesar was trying to overthrow the republic?