The Ides of March is March 15 and is the day Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome. Just be careful today. Below is an explanation of the Caesar's assassination from Wikipedia. Dad
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Main article: Assassination of Julius Caesar
Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC, after declaring himself dictator of Rome for life. According to a near-contemporary biographer, Caesar summoned the Senate to meet in the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March. A certain soothsayer warned Caesar to be on his guard against a great peril on the day of the month of March which the Romans call the Ides, and when the day had come and Caesar was on his way to the senate-house, he greeted the seer with a jest and said: "The Ides of March has come", to which the seer replied: "Aye Caesar, but not gone".[4]As the Senate convened, Caesar was attacked and stabbed to death by a group of senators who called themselves the Liberatores ("Liberators"); they justified their tyrannicide on the grounds that they were preserving the Republic from Caesar's alleged monarchical ambitions.
2 comments:
Tyrannicide has got to be the best band name ever.
Brad: I missed that in the post. I believe you are right. Some band in a garage some place should pick Tyrannicide as their name.
You made me laugh. Thanks,
Dad
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