Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shakespeare's dialogue further cemented the date in history. The writer relied heavily on the work of the Greek historian Plutarch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. statue of the famous roman emperor Julius Caesar The term "Ides" itself relates to the Roman calendar. The Ides was a marker day ...

On Thursday, March 15, the Calvin College classics club SPQR is staging a re-enactment of the stabbing of Julius Caesar by Brutus in recognition of the “Ides of March,” the anniversary of Caesar’s ...

“Beware the ides of March!” 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 ...

Hot on the heels of Pi Day, the Ides of March is another day ripe for geeks who love history and Shakespeare. For those who don't know, the Ides of March started as an innocuous term that refers to ...

Whether from a Hollywood film, a television series or an English literature class, we've all heard the ominous warning: "Beware the Ides of March." The dire sounding phrase was immortalized by English ...

You may be hearing the term “Beware the ides of March” on Friday, yet have no idea why you should be aware nor what the ides of March is. March 15 has been a lucky day for some and a particularly ...

The famous line about volunteering to die and enduring pain appears in Caesar’s Gallic War, though he places it in a Gallic leader’s speech. It still offers a powerful frame for Caesar’s rise from ...

The date March 15 evokes a sense of foreboding for many familiar with history and literature. Known as the Ides of March, this date is tied to prophecies and betrayals in ancient Rome. But what ...