What is the Ides of March? Find out the history of the Roman calendar day
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The Ides of March, or March 15, has become infamous throughout modern history because of the assassination of Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Here are the details and history.
Spiritual prophecies made during this day about Caesar's death helped the Ides of March stay relevant into modern times. Caesar's death shocked the public and threw the Republic into a civil war.
However, the Ides of March had a useful purpose in determining when the full moon would appear for the first time in the year — and it was an important religious date during pre-Christian Rome.
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