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The Romans did not number each day of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (the 5th or 7th, eight days before the Ides), the Ides (the 13th for most months, but the 15th in March, May, July, and October), and the Kalends (1st of the following month).
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.
March 15 is the "Ides of March," an ominous day synonymous with bad omens throughout history.
On March 15 (the Ides of March), 44 BC, the historic Caesar was attacked by a group of senators, including Brutus, who was Caesar's friend and protégé.Caesar initially resisted his attackers, but when he saw Brutus, he reportedly responded as he died.
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
The Ides of March is well-known in modern times as the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated by his Senatorial "friends." As the story goes, despite several warnings by a soothsayer that Caesar ...
Sony wanted Clooney to keep the play's title, but The Ides of March was picked as the title. [6] The Ides of March was originally planned to have a limited release in December 2011 and a wide release in January 2012. [6] However, Sony eventually moved the film's opening date to 14 October 2011. [14] This was later moved again, to October 7, 2011.
Those Who Are About to Die Salute You is the debut album by Colosseum, released in 1969 by Fontana.It is one of the pioneering albums of jazz fusion. [2] The title is a translation of the Latin phrase morituri te salutant that according to popular belief (but not academic agreement), gladiators addressed to the emperor before the beginning of a gladiatorial match.