The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
© Peter Zelei Images/Getty Image
Beware the Ides of March. The Roman Forum, Rome
We're at the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, for the Ides of March, the infamous date of 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. We do know that before 15 March, 44 BCE (the date which corresponds to the 74th day in the Roman calendar) was over, Caesar was assassinated. Afterwards, Rome descended into war, ending the Roman Republic and instigating the rise of the Roman Empire.
Related Images
High Peaks Trail at Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, California, USA
Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
Cottage and Tŵr Mawr lighthouse, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Snow on the Great Wall, China
Bản Giốc – Detian Falls on the Quây Sơn River, Vietnam
Star trails over Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
Today on Bing
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
Mar 15, 2024
Agüero, Spain
Mar 15, 2023
Almond blossoms in Central Valley, California, USA
Mar 15, 2021
