Beware the Ides of March? A look at March 15 in historyJohn McCloskey
In 44 B.C., on the “ides of March,” Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators, including Brutus and Cassius, who feared Caesar was working to establish a monarchy. Advertisement In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson, addressing a joint session of Congress, called ...
March 15, the day that strikes fear in the hearts of superstitious people. Although almost every month has an ides, the Ides of March has had a history of unfortunate events.
The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C still resonates as a day of infamy. Here's how the plot unfolded.
It was a day of religious observance and was associated with the worship of the Roman god Jupiter. The 'Ides' of March, in particular, gained infamy due to the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. This event forever etched the 'Ides' of March into the annals of history, making it...
History Timeline FAQs Importance Observe Traditions Related Stats Beware the Ides of March, or at least, be aware of when “the Ides” even takes place (March 15). The word “Ides” is derived from the Latin word “idus,” which refers to the middle day of any month in the ancient Rom...
Beware! Beware the Ides of MarchBy: LaRinda Chapin | Date: Tue, March 15th, 2016"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." --Brutus in Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II (Photo via history.com) Well, it’s that day again: March 15. Also known as the Ides of ...
March 15 may not be unlucky for you but it was for Julius Caeser. The British playwright William Shakespeare takes this incident from Roman history and freezes it forever in literature. In Act 1, Scene 2 of "Julius Caesar,” Shakespeare writes about a meeting between the dictator and a “...
By VOA14 March, 2015Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. People who believe in luck and bad luck -- that is to say, those considered superstitious – may think that some days or events are unlucky. In the United States, Friday t
Here is a list of the top 10 things you should know about the Ides of March, or the assassination of Julius Caesar. This list is in chronological order of how the events took place leading up to Caesar’s eventual murder and the impact it had on history as we know it: ...