Julius Caesar's bloody assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., forever marked March 15, or the Ides of March, as a day of infamy. It has fascinated scholars and writers ever since.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0311_040311_idesmarch.html
March 15 is a day to be wary of, as we're taught by high school English teachers and the Bard himself.
In William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," a soothsayer warns our ambitious protagonist of the Ides of March. Caesar dismisses this, as well as a dream his wife has about his statue flowing with a fountain of blood, providing a macabre bath for Roman citizens.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/ides-of-march-julius-caesar_n_1347990.html?ref=books&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ides1.html
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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