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The Death of Julius Caesar (1806) by Vincenzo Camuccini. The Ides of March (/ aɪ d z /; Latin: Idus Martiae, Medieval Latin: Idus Martii) [1] is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corresponding to 15 March on the Gregorian calendar.
The Ides of March translates literally to "the 15th day of March" in the Roman calendar. The word "Ides" comes from the Latin "Idus" and was used to indicate the day dividing months down the middle.
The Ides of March coin, a Denarius portraying Brutus , minted in 43–42 BC. The reverse shows a pileus between two daggers, with the legend EID MAR (Eidibus Martiis – on the Ides of March), commemorating the assassination. [1] Possible bust of Julius Caesar, posthumous portrait in marble, 44–30 BC, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museums
March 15 is the "Ides of March," an ominous day synonymous with bad omens throughout history.
In March, May, July, and October it was the 15th day of the month; in other months it was the 13th Ides of March, a day in the Roman calendar that corresponded to March 15; it was marked by several religious observances and became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC
44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place on the Ides of March. [2] 493 – Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together. [3]
Anna Perenna's festival fell on the Ides of March (March 15), which would have marked the first full moon in the year in the old lunar Roman calendar when March was recognized as the first month of the year, and was held at the goddess' grove at the first milestone on the Via Flaminia. It was much frequented by the city plebs. [1]
Ides of March. World Sleep Day. March 16. National Artichoke Day. National Corn Dog Day. National Freedom of Information Day. National Panda Day. National Quilting Day. National Vaccination Day.