In his military career, he is most well known for his time in the province of . While there, as a master of "public relations," he wrote his own account of that conquest. He wrote his text not only to provide a record of the campaigns for future historians, but also to keep himself and his victories before the eyes of the Roman voters. From there, Caesar wished to return to Rome to run again for the consulship. To do so he had to lay down his army, and he refused. Today we have two famous English quotes from that refusal (which you have already learned!). This was a declaration of that eventually led to the death of Pompey. He was soon the undisputed master of the Roman world, and the Senate conferred upon him many honors. He became for life (a title previously bestowed in times of emergency only) and (the origin of the word "emperor"). Opponents to his newly-acquired power killed him while he was presiding over a meeting of the Senate. Thus, on the of March in the year , Caesar died at the hands of conspirators headed by and .