Who is ides of march

Wonderopolis Mar 12, We're glad that you learned something new today, Wayland! Summer Mar 12, Julius Caesar. Did he invent ''little Caesar's''? It seems like thousands of people died doing a lot of serious work.

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I love to learn more. Isaiah Hurd Mar 12, I think this passage was about how the Ides of March came to us.

Another thing it talks about what it is and why it is important. Another thing is about were it happens at. Another thing is the passage is about how it is good or how it helps us.

My last thought about this passage is about where it was created or where it is at. I didn't know the word ides comes from the greek word calendar. Rocky Dylan Humphrey Mar 12, I thought this passage was interesting because it was based on Ancient Rome, and I thought that it was about one of the March holidays.

Kamiya Mar 12, I think that it is sad that Caesar got stabbed. I find this story interesting because at first I didn't know how Caesar was killed, but now I know he was stabbed to death. Wonderopolis Jan 6, We're super glad you think this Wonder is cool, Coolman!

Thanks for letting us know! I thought this wonder was fun. I am reading Julius Caesar right now, but I have not gotten to the part where the seer makes her prediction. I wonder if the seer made any other famous predictions or perhaps she was related to the Oracle of Delphi? I think it's a bit odd that Julius Caesar was killed on the Ides of March. March is the month of the war god, Mars. Caesar was at war with the world when killed. Wonderopolis Nov 13, I just thought March was special because of St.

Patrick's day. You really push my thinking in a new advanced way! Thank you guys! I thought that to but aparently it's not. Wonderopolis Mar 16, Related Wonders for You to Explore Match its definition: murdered by surprise attack for political reasons.

Word Match Congratulations! Share results. Play Again Quit. The first day of the month was called the kalends and the seventh day the nones. Several religious festivals were held on the ides, and that date was also considered to be a deadline for settling debts.

Though modified slightly in the 16 th century, the Julian calendar is still used today. The last four months of the year continue to bear names based on their original Roman numerical values: September was the seventh month, October the eighth, November the ninth, and December the tenth. Yet Caesar maintains that he would be a coward to stay home instead of going to the Senate as planned, and his friend Decius a traitor, unbeknownst to Caesar tells the dictator the Senate has decided to give him a crown that day, thus sealing his fate.

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