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The Ides Of MarchIdes of March Ides of March Midpoint day in the Roman month of March For other uses, see Ides of March (disambiguation). The Ides of March (/aɪdz/)[1] is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corresponding to 15 March on the Gregorian calendar. It was marked by several major religious observances. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar, which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history. The Death of Julius Caesar (1806) by Vincenzo Camuccini Ides The Romans did not number each day of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back… (Source: Wikipedia)
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