Ides of March
No need to “beware the Ides of March.” The phrase “Ides of March” simply means March 15. More correctly, “an ides was merely one of several common calendar terms used to mark monthly lunar events. The ides simply marked the appearance of the full moon.” (Source: National Geographic News)
The phrase and the date became a big deal when Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C. in a planned murder organized by Brutus.
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