Roman Ides of March
March 15 is known as the Ides of March. While it has lost much of its' significance in modern times, historically this was a very important day. It marked one of the most significant moments in ancient Roman history, when Julius Ceasar was murdered in 44 BC.
The Roman leader was stabbed 23 times in the Roman Senate in a conspiracy led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, along with 60 other conspirators. The murder was dramatized in Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar , where the famous phrase was coined "beware the Ides of March." The term "ides" was used to refer to the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of all other months. March 15th has been an important date throughout history, as there were other important events that have happened on that date, including the birth of American President Andrew Jackson and the start of the American revolution.