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Papers
- Ides of March History (InfoPlease.com)
"The soothsayer's warning to Julius Caesar, 'Beware the Ides of March,' has forever imbued that date with a sense of foreboding. But in Roman times the expression 'Ides of March' did not necessarily evoke a dark mood—it was simply the standard way of saying 'March 15.' " 04-06
- Ides of March History (Petro)
Provides a short comment on the meaning of the date. 04-06
- Ides of March History (Wikipedia.org)
"In the Roman calendar, the Ides of March fell on the 15th day of the Roman month of Martius. The word ides comes from a Latin word that means 'to divide': The ides were simply the middle of the month." 04-06
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