The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martiae) is the name of the date 15 March in the Roman calendar. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other eight months. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic [1] In Roman times, the Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god of Mars and a military parade was usually held. Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus.
In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was assassinated, in 44 BC, the story of which was famously dramatised in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. William Shakespeare ( baptised Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599 [2] The term has come to be used as a metaphor for impending doom.
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Etymology
The term idūs (ides) is thought to have originally been the day of the full moon. Lunar phase (or Moon phase refers to the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer usually on Earth The Romans considered this an auspicious day in their calendar (see Roman_calendar#Months). The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. The word ides comes from Latin, meaning "half division" (of a month). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The word is probably of non-Indoeuropean origin. [3]
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BCE, after declaring himself dictator for life of Rome. The assassination of Julius Caesar occurred in Ancient Rome on the Ides of March ( March 15) in 44 BC when a group of senators, led by Gaius According to a near-contemporary biographer, Caesar summoned the Senate to meet in the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March. The Theatre of Pompey (Latin Theatrum Pompeium, Italian Teatro di Pompeo) is an ancient building of the Roman Republic era begun in 61 BC 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," and the seer said to him softly: "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 action on the grounds that they committed tyrannicide and were preserving the Republic from Caesar's alleged monarchical ambitions. Liberatores ("Liberators" is the Latin name that the assassins of Julius Caesar gave themselves Tyrannicide literally means the killing of a Tyrant. Typically the term is taken to mean the killing or Assassination of tyrants for the common good
Usage in modern popular culture
In Music
- Thee Mighty Caesars, a garage/punk group fronted by Billy Childish, named an LP "Beware the Ides of March" released in 1985. Billy Childish (real name Steven John Hamper) or William Charlie Hamper (born December 1, 1959) is an English artist author Poet Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
- British heavy metal band Iron Maiden opened their second album (Killers) with an instrumental entitled "The Ides of March. For other uses see Iron maiden. Killers, released on February 9 1981 on EMI in the UK is the second Album by Iron Maiden. " The song was also covered by Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy in their album "Black Earth. "
- In 1970, the American band The Ides of March had a number 2 hit on the Billboard charts with the song "Vehicle. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Ides of March is a rock band that had a Transatlantic hit with the Song "Vehicle" in 1970. "
- In 2005, the Canadian band Silverstein released a song called "Ides of March" on the album "Discovering the Waterfront". Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Silverstein (pronounced Silver- steen) is a 5-piece Post hardcore band from Burlington Ontario.
- In 1994, the American band Codeine released the song "Ides" on the album "The White Birch". Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Codeine is an American Indie rock / Slowcore band formed in 1989 by members Stephen Immerwahr (vocal bass Chris Brokaw (drums and A stripped down version of the song was released in March 1993 on a 7 inch single released by Simple Machines as part of their "Working Holiday" series of singles. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Simple Machines was a record label that operated out of Arlington, Virginia.
- The second track of 1972's Matching Mole's Little Red Record is named "Marchides". Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matching Mole's Little Red Record (1972 is the second album of the British Canterbury Scene band Matching Mole.
- "Ides of March" is a song recorded by Guns N' Roses during their Chinese Democracy sessions
- Blues Traveler sings "one of these ides he's gonna break free" in the song "Regarding Steven". Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Chinese Democracy is the upcoming sixth studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. Blues Traveler is an American rock band formed in Princeton New Jersey in 1987
In Film and Television
- In 1970, a Monty Python's Flying Circus episode entitled The Spanish Inquisition portrayed the assassination of Julius Caesar; however, the unknown seer warns him in morse code using an aldis lamp: "Beware, the Ides of March. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as Flying Circus or during the final series just Monty Python) is a BBC Sketch comedy Signal lamp, also called Aldis lamp, is a visual signaling device for Optical communication (typically using Morse code) &ndash essentially a focused lamp " With his last moments of life, Caesar uses a similar aldis lamp to signal "Et tu, brute?" The parody sketch was entitled "Julius Caesar On an Aldis Lamp. " Et tu Brute? " ("You too Brutus?" or "And you Brutus?" or "Even you Brutus?" is a Latin phrase often used poetically to represent "
- In the Weebl and Bob episode "history5", Bob tells Weebl to "beware the pies of march. The Everyday Happenings of Weebl (and Sometimes Weebl's Friend Bob (best known as Weebl and Bob) is a Flash cartoon series composed by Jonti " He explains that it is currently December, and that "they've gone off by now. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of "
- In The Simpsons episode "Homer the Great", Lisa warns Homer, "beware the Ides of March", after Homer claims he now knows he is God. " Homer the Great " is the 12th episode of The Simpsons ’ sixth season. Homer replies, "No!"
- In Xena: Warrior Princess episode "Ides of March", Xena and Gabrielle are crucified on the Ides of March, and Caesar himself is murdered. Xena Warrior Princess is an American Television series that aired from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001 It is Xena who utters the famous warning, however, she directs it to Brutus rather than Caesar.
- In the film The House of Yes, Parker Posey's character goes by the name Jackie-O ever since she attended an Ides of March party dressed as the former first lady. The House of Yes is a 1997 Film starring Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Geneviève Bujold, Freddie Prinze Jr Parker Christian Posey (born November 8 1968 is an American actress.
- In the film Hairspray (2007 film), The character 'Brad' says "I get who Caesar was, but what are the Ideas of March? I mean how can a month have an idea?"
Other References
- The internet group Anonymous used the phrase "beware the Ides of March" when referring to its then-upcoming March 15th, 2008 mass protest of the Church of Scientology. Hairspray is a 2007 Musical film produced by Zadan / Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. The self-styled Anonymous (used as a Mass noun) is a label and Internet meme adopted within Internet culture to represent the actions of many online community The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system.
- The Ides of March are celebrated every year by the Rome Hash House Harriers with a toga run in the streets of Rome, in the same place where Julius Caesar was killed. The Hash House Harriers (abbreviated to HHH, H3, or referred to simply as Hashing) is an international group of social non-competitive Running
- A paperback reprint of material from MAD Magazine, from the late 1950s, is titled The Ides of MAD. Mad is a monthly American Humor Magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952 The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
- In Civilization IV, if the player is on poor terms with Julius Caesar and opens the diplomacy screen with him, Caesar will comically ask why the player is there and if it's "the Ides of March already". Sid Meier's Civilization IV ( Civilization 4 or Civ4) is a Turn-based strategy computer game released in
- In Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, if the player hits enter and types "Ides of March" into the opened chat bar and hits enter again, he will be taken to the final sequence in the current campaign. Warcraft Orcs & Humans is a Real-time strategy game, developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994
- In the Reduced Shakespeare Company's version of Julius Caesar, Adam Long (playing the seer) tells Reed Martin (playing Caesar) to beware the Ides of March, to which Caesar asks, confused, "What the hell are the Ides of March?"
- While walking down a corridor in the movie Hairspray, the character IQ remarks to the character Link Larkin that he doesn't understand the "Ideas of March". The Reduced Shakespeare Company is an American acting troupe that writes and performs unsubtle fast-paced seemingly improvisational condensations of huge topics Hairspray is a 2007 Musical film produced by Zadan / Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. "How can a month have an idea?" he asks.
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- The Atlanta Chapter of the Dagorhir Battle Games Association hosts an annual spring event at Red Horse Stables on the weekend closest to the 15th of March. Dagorhir is a live-action dark age battlegame (or LARP) with thousands of members in the US, Canada and England The event is appropriately named, "The Ides of March".
- Cao Cao, one of the greatest warlords of the Three Kingdoms Era of China, also died on the Ides of March in AD 220 and a year later the Kingdom of Shu Han was established by Liu Bei. Cáo Cāo ( 曹[[wikt 操|操]] 155 &ndash March 15, 220) was a regional Warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of Shu Han ( Traditional Chinese: 蜀漢 Pinyin: Shǔ Hàn sometimes known as the Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ was one of the Three Kingdoms competing Liu Bei (161– June 21 223) styled Xuándé (玄徳 was a general warlord and later the founding emperor of Shu Han during the
- Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated his power as ruler on the Ides of March, 1917. It is mentioned in the film "Nicholas and Alexandra. Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of the last of Russia's monarchs Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife the "
- American horror author HP Lovecraft also died on this day. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy
- In Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, the lovers were married on this date. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the
References
See also
External links
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene II
- Plutarch, The Parallel Lives, The Life of Julius Caesar
- Nicolaus of Damascus, Life of Augustus (translated by Clayton M. Hall)
Dictionary
ides of March
-noun
- The 15th of March in the Ancient Roman calendar, on which day Julius Caesar was assassinated
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