Thus, one is prompted to ask if Julius Caesar knowingly allowed himself to be murdered. Did Brutus and Cassius overtly succeed in their conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, or did Julius Caesar ...

While a foreign war costing an estimated $1 billion a-day throws energy markets into disarray, further disrupting a tariff-tossed U.S. economy, Washington threatens gridlock games.

Our third month of the year’s superstitions, weather shifts and quirky celebrations make March an annual icon on the calendar ...

“Beware The Ides of March!” Had Julius Caesar not been a strong swimmer, we would never know the term – he would have died in 48 BCE and never lived to die on the Ides of March in 45 BCE. It is from ...

Every March 15, the dark history behind the 74th day in the Roman calendar has led many to think of bad omens and doom, but the day has a deep history and purpose. The date has been used in a variety ...

“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 ...

Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, leader, orator—and one of history’s most infamous assassins. Why did he launch a ...

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 ...

Today is March 15 – the Ides of March – the day that Julius Caesar was told to avoid but he didn’t listen. Why is it called the Ides of March and not March 15. This Times article published on March 15 ...

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 ...