Each year, March ushers in celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, the start of spring and Women's History Month. It also comes with an ominous warning: "Beware the Ides of March." The phrase comes from ...

Why the Ides of March is so significant in history You’ve likely heard the phrase “beware the Ides of March,” but what exactly is an Ides, and why the warning?

The date March 15 evokes a sense of foreboding for many familiar with history and literature. Known as the Ides of March, this date is tied to prophecies and betrayals in ancient Rome. But what ...

TGIF? More like BTIM. It’s March 15, so beware the Ides of March — especially because this day used to be tied to tax season. Let’s do the numbers. Roman senators assassinated Julius Caesar on March ...

Hauntingly, Shakespeare presents us with the horrific premonition of Calpurnia and her unheeded warning to her husband. Thus, one is prompted to ask if Julius Caesar knowingly allowed himself to be ...

It's March, so it has to mean the legendary Chicago area rock band, The Ides of March, will perform somewhere. The Ides of March on the Roman calendar is March 15, which history tells us was not ...

THE phrase "ides of March" (the 15th day of March in ancient Roman calendar) has carried a sense of foreboding ever since William Shakespeare popularized it through his play, "Julius Caesar." In the ...