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The Ides of March
By Aardvark | March 16, 2005
“Caesar [to the Soothsayer]: The ides of March are come.
Soothsayer: Ay, Caesar; but not gone.”
The “Ides of March” often feels one with a sense of foreboding. Thank you Shakespeare. The term “Ides” has no evil origin… other than the evil complexity of the Roman calendar.
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The term Ides comes from the earliest Roman calendar which is said to have been devised by Romulus, the mythical founder of Rome. The Roman calendar organized its months around three days, each of which served as a reference point for counting the other days:
* Kalends (1st day of the month)
* Nones (the 7th day in March, May, July, and October; the 5th in the other months)
* Ides (the 15th day in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the other months)
The remaining, unnamed days of the month were identified by counting backwards from the Kalends, Nones, or the Ides. For example, March 3 would be V Nonesâ€â€5 days before the Nones (the Roman method of counting days was inclusive; in other words, the Nones would be counted as one of the 5 days).
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Topics: Need to know, Whatever | 7 Comments »
March 17th, 2005 at 10:45 am
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I drink my coffee in a Wonder Woman coffee mug.
March 17th, 2005 at 11:26 am
How cool! Now maybe we can keep track of you.
Lisa
March 17th, 2005 at 1:46 pm
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March 17th, 2005 at 1:46 pm
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March 17th, 2005 at 5:40 pm
Ronda,
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Your Favorite Person
Aidualc
March 17th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
;o0
March 17th, 2005 at 5:47 pm
Who’s your favorite person…..me?