ides of march

Beware the Ides of March.  What does it mean?  It marks the date in 44 B.C. that Roman dictator Julius Ceasar was murdered by as many as 60 of his own senators, including his own protegy, Marcus Brutus. Caesar was scheduled to leave Rome to lead a military campaign in what is now Iraq.  His sen...

Beware the Ides of March – it was on this date in 44 B.C. – Roman dictator Julius Ceasar was murdered by as many as 60 of his own senators, including his own protegy, Marcus Brutus. Caesar was scheduled to leave Rome to fight in a war and appointed loyal members of his army to rule the Empire while he was gone. His senato...