“Beware the Ides of March”

"and there was me tinking it was “Beware of the EYES in March.”"

Yesterday was the Ides of March. When I was young, I misheard “Beware the Ides of March” as “Beware the EYES of in March.” I always wondered why this particular month had eyes, and why exactly I should look out for them. I mean, they are eyes– what could they do? Unless of course they could shoot lasers or something. Thankfully I never thought about that because I am sure I would have had nightmares about laser-shooting eyes chasing me around.

So, to satisfy my curiosity (and snuff out any lingering nightmare fodder) I searched for the meaning of ‘ides’ and found every month had an ides once upon a time. Thanks to Caesar’s assassination and Shakespeare’s retelling of it we only really remember March’s. In the Roman calendar the ides originally marked the full moon. Eventually it became a fixed date (either the 13th or 15th).

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Now Eye know

Kan Win

I'm glad ewe now know! Everyday is a learing experience!

the way I leant it in Shakespeare it was /is the Ides is the 15th (of March). that makes it tomorrow. have a couple of friends Bday on that day too

atleast thats what the soothsayer warned Caesar. good play that one. the Ides of March brings back memories.......

Nice to see you pop in to see us Miggy!

i shall be around a lot more now suegha

quite a fair bit of updates (with mixed in rants) here

Mad as a March hare ide say.

Absolutely right Mig, it's today the 15th of March.

So all beware