Don't let Julius Caesar get you down. March 15, 2012— -- intro: While March 15, 44 B.C., ended poorly for Julius Caesar, not everyone needs to heed the ominous warning uttered by a soothsayer in ...

Each year, March ushers in celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, the start of spring and Women's History Month. It also comes with an ominous warning: "Beware the Ides of March." The phrase comes from ...

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 ...

"A soothsayer bids you beware the Ides of March."If you studied Shakespeare at all in high school or college — and let's be honest, you know you did, even if you forgot — the phrase may ring a ...

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 ...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “beware the Ides of March,” but what exactly is an Ides, and why the warning? In the ancient Roman calendar, the Ides fell in the middle of each month, not just March.

The portentous Ides of March marks the day in 44 B.C. that Roman dictator Julius Caesar, despite warnings, was assassinated by a group of conspirators, including his pals Brutus and Cassius. Across ...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “beware the Ides of March,” but what exactly is an Ides, and why the warning? In the ancient Roman calendar, the Ides fell in the middle of each month, not just March.