march 15th... ides is a old way of saying the middle of the month
Julius Caesar was told to beware the ides of March by a soothsayer in the play Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar was told to beware the ides of March by a soothsayer in the play Julius Caesar.
The Soothsayer gives Caesar a warning. He says," Caesar!" "Beware the ides of March." This warning is very important to the story because Julius Caesar's death is on March 15, 44 BCE. (The Ides of March). This information was gathered from the text of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and also from http://www.livius.org/caa-can/Caesar/caesar_t09.HTML
On the Ides of March day [currently 15th of March] in the Roman calendar Julius Caesar was assassinated. The frase "be ware the ides of March" it was a warning message to Julius Caesar given to him prior of that date. When Julius Caesar in the morning of that date met the person who warned him said "the ides of March has come" and the reply was "aye Caesar but not gone"
The Soothsayer from the play, "Julius Caesar" said "Beware the ides of March."
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare
Beware of the Ides of March!
The play was Julius Caesar. "Soothsayer Beware the ides of March."
Julius Caesar
"Beware of the Ides of March!" Roman calender 15th March) associated with the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
In "Julius Caesar" that date refers to the Ides of March, the day prophesied that Julius Caesar would be killed. That's where we get the phrase "Beware of the Ides March".
The soothsayer warns Julius Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." This is a foreshadowing of the betrayal and assassination that occurs on that specific date.