the ides of March

     Many people are familiar with the quotation "beware the ides of March", but not with the story behind it. The ides of March is the 15th, or the middle of the month. Caesar ( the emperor of Rome ) was warned to "beware the ides of March"--possibly by someone who knew what was about to happen to him. On the ides of March, Caesar was assassinated. He was stabbed to death in the senate by several people, including his loyal friend, Brutus.  The person who warned Caesar might have been aware of the plot to murder him. It seems likely.