Shakespeare immortalized the date with a phrase now recognized around the English-speaking world — “Beware the Ides of March” — although it's likely that many of those who occasionally employ the phrase probably have no clue 1) who first uttered the
Hot on the heels of Pi Day, the Ides of March is a another day ripe for geeks who love history and Shakespeare. For those who don't know, the Ides of March started as an innocuous term that refers to the
In recent history, from the Vietnam war to the present, the month of March has been chosen by Pentagon and NATO military planners as the “best month” to go to war. With the exception of the War on Afghanistan (October
For some arcane reason — maybe to prove that I read Shakespeare in high school like everyone else — “Beware the Ides of March” is a phrase I wait all year long to drop on friends. After all, it's worth paying mind to the
The Ides of March is not just a description of a transitory period. It is also a metaphor for decline. shankkar.aiyar@gmail.com. Shankkar Aiyar is the author of Accidental India: A History of the Nation's Passage through Crisis and Change. First name
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