What is the Ides of March? History behind the ominous date explained
You might remember the phrase "beware the Ides of March" from your high school English class. Here's what it means and when it is.
What is the Ides of March? How March 15 got its ominous reputation
Why is March 15 so ominous? And where does the phrase "Beware the Ides of March" come from? Here's everything to know.
Gray Ides of March gave D.C. little to beware of
It was the Ides of March on Saturday, but except perhaps for the gray skies, the weather suggested little for the District to beware of. Only a few days before the equinox puts spring in the city’s step and its thoughts,
John Wheeler: Beware the Ides of March!
FARGO — "Beware the Ides of March!" quoth the soothsayer to Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play. And rightfully so. Today's weather is certainly that of a dagger, as it often is on this date and others in the middle of March.
‘Beware the Ides of March’
Although every month has an “Ides,” the “Ides of March” reverberates in history and literature. It has been associated with misfortune, not unlike Friday the 13th, I suppose. Matunog.
SCDNR: “Beware the Ides of March”
“The Ides of March has historically been a rough day, not just for Julius Caesar. A once-per-decade extreme outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes is underway over the Deep South, centered over Alabama and Mississippi,” said the climate office in a media release.
History Today: When Brutus and members of Roman Senate stabbed Caesar to death
March 15 is associated with misfortune and doom. On this day, Roman dictator Julius Caesar was murdered at the hands of ...
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March 15, Julius Caesar assassinated on ‘ides of March’
On March 15, 44 B.C., on the “ides of March,” Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators, including ...
Beware the Ides of March – origins of eight common symbols of bad luck
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Beyond the Ides of March: Insight from Shakespeare
Beware the Ides of March? Charles A. Dana Professor of English Emerita Cynthia Lewis explores how prophets in Shakespeare's ...
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Assassination of Julius Caesar Re-Enacted at Original Rome Site
The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago.
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The Ides of March aren't as scary as they once were
Beware the Ides of March” is what many Baby Boomers have been doing since reading those ominous words from a soothsayer ...
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The Ides of March is near and here's how you can dodge any betrayal this month
Because, dear reader, the Ides of March is fast approaching—a cursed day in the Gregorian calendar that brings all the evil ...
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The Ides of March: A Journey to Ancient Rome
Time for the Romans was divided differently, with the Kalends, the Ides at the start and middle of each month, respectively, and the Nones sitting between them. With the intention of maintaining and ...