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. The phrase comes from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," in which a soothsayer delivers the infamous warning to the Roman ...
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 ...
It's that time of year! No, we're not talking about St. Patrick's Day, March Madness or Lent. We're talking about the Ides of March, the day that falls midway through March that's come to boast quite ...
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 ...
Hauntingly, Shakespeare presents us with the horrific premonition of Calpurnia and her unheeded warning to her husband. Thus, one is prompted to ask if Julius Caesar knowingly allowed himself to be ...
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 ...
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 ...
Amid St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the highly anticipated start of spring, March also features a more ominous day that comes coupled with a decades-old warning rooted in literature: "Beware the ...