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The Ides of March

Posted in General, Holidays, history on Mar 15th, 2009

Who hasn’t been creeped out at least a little by the ominous call, “Beware the Ides of March”? While there is nothing particularly creepy about today, March 15th in the Roman calendar – originally dubbed Idus Martias in Latin – signified a festive hoopla in honor of the Roman god Mars, with a glorious military [...]

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