by Lemon Cheesecake » Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:09 pm
Actually, you were correct, it came from Shakespeare's play "Ceasar" ( which I did not know until I looked it up). He was told, "Beware the Ides Of March".
I just remember it from history classes as the day Julius Ceasar was supposed to have been killed.
But apparently "Ides" means middle.
In March, May, July, and October, the Ides fell on the 15th day. In every other month, the Ides fell on the 13th day. The word Ides derives from a Latin word, meaning to divide. ... Bottom line: The Ides of March corresponded to March 15 in ancient Rome. We remember them thanks to William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar."