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The EID MAR denarius struck by Brutus, 43-42 BCE, commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar
The EID MAR denarius struck by Brutus, 43-42 BCE, commemorating the assassination of Julius CaesarBritish Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Ides of March

Julius Caesar was warned that something terrible would happen on the Ides of March. Then he walked into the Senate anyway.

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  1. Julius Caesar was warned that something terrible would happen on the Ides of March.
  2. A SEER SUPPOSEDLY WARNED HIM
  3. HIS WIFE ALSO HAD A NIGHTMARE
  4. THEN ONE OF THE CONSPIRATORS CHANGED HIS MIND
  5. SOMEONE TRIED TO HAND HIM THE ENTIRE PLOT
  6. THEN THE SENATORS SURROUNDED HIM
  7. AND NO, WE DON'T KNOW THAT HE SAID "ET TU, BRUTE?"
  8. Even the most famous line from Caesar's assassination is probably part of the legend rather than something we can confidently say he spoke.
  9. WHY THE IDES BECAME A DATE PEOPLE KNOW

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