Julius Caesar's bloody assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., forever marked March 15, or the Ides of March, as a day of infamy. It has fascinated scholars and writers ever since. For ancient Romans ...

The Ides of March, or March 15, has become infamous throughout modern history because of the assassination of Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Here are the details and history.

Ides of March. Episode 3 | 54m 32s Video has Audio Description, Closed Captions | AD CC. Caesar’s ambition turns to tyranny, and a handful of senators plot his downfall. As Caesar takes control ...

Julius Caesar was actually assassinated on March 15 - the ides - of 44BC. He was stabbed 23 times by a group of Senators concerned about the amount of power Caesar commanded at the time. He was ...

Since Caesar's assassination in 44 B.C.E., other ominous events have occurred on the Ides of March. In 1939, Adolf Hitler moved Nazi troops into Czechoslovakia, annexing the country and ending the ...

The Ides of March is the day on the Roman calendar that corresponds to March 15. It marks the day in 44BC that Roman leader Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Senators he considered allies.

The term “Beware the ides of March” comes from William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” In the play, a soothsayer warns Caesar to be careful on March 15.

Since Caesar's assassination, the Ides of March has been used as the title of movies, songs and episodes of television. And several other ominous events have occurred on that day.

So a soothsayer warned the title character in William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. But Caesar did not beware and was killed by a group of conspirators on March 15, 44 B.C.

“Beware The Ides of March!” Had Julius Caesar not been a strong swimmer, we would never know the term – he would have died in 48 BCE and never lived to die on the Ides of March in 45 BCE.

The term “Beware the ides of March” comes from William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” In the play, a soothsayer warns Caesar to be careful on March 15.