Ides of March
March fifteenth, historically
The Ides of March is March 15th, famous as the date of Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BCE.
In the Roman calendar, the ides fell on the 15th of March, May, July, and October, and on the 13th of other months.
The phrase now evokes impending doom or betrayal: Beware the Ides of March.
- CaesarRoman imperial title
- RomeItaly's capital city
- Roman RepublicRome before its emperors
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- BrutusRoman who killed Caesar
daggers · senate · conspiracy · betrayal · soothsayer · beware · stabbing · bloody hands · toga · ancient Rome · Julius · treachery · Shakespeare · ominous · warning · blood · knives · senators
- Caesar relatedRome, toga, laurel wreath, Brutus, Cleopatra
- MarchSt. Patrick's Day, spring equinox, spring break, brackets, shamrock
- Historical AllusionsTrojan horse, Achilles heel, Pyrrhic victory, crossing the Rubicon, Pandora's box
- Julius CaesarJulius Caesar, Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Marc Antony
- Roman Republicconsul, Roman Republic, veto power, senator, sacrosanctity
- Marzo
Ides of Marchlucky day
Occasion of unexpected fortune
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Ides of Marchnarrow escape
Barely avoiding disaster
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Ides of Marchaccession
Attainment of high office
enthronement · victory celebration · founding of Rome · investiture
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