At the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum for the ides of March
© Pietro Canali/eStock Phot
'Beware the ides of March'. A plot was afoot
We're at the Roman Forum for the ides of March, a day made famous by the assassination of Julius Caesar. While Shakespeare's Caesar was warned to 'beware the ides of March,' historians have never attributed the phrase to those who tipped off the actual Caesar about a plot against him. But we do know that before March 15, 44 BCE was over, Caesar was assassinated. Afterward, Rome descended in to war, ending the Roman Republic and leading to the rise of the Roman Empire.
Related Images
Lake Powell, USA
The Holsten Gate in Lübeck, Germany
Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall, England, UK
Rock formations, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Naqsh-e Rustam archaeological site, Persepolis, Iran
Milky Way behind Roland's Breach in the Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Marble Canyon, Colorado River, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, northern Arizona, USA
Today on Bing
Cyherbia Botanical Park, Cyprus
Mar 14, 2023
Lanyon Quoit, Cornwall, England
Mar 14, 2022
Lyon astronomical clock, Lyon, France
Mar 14, 2021
The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
Mar 14, 2018
