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Old 30-07-2005, 01:59 PM   #26
A. J. Raffles
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Originally posted by Doubler@Jul 30 2005, 01:45 PM
One more insignificant question: What are the 'Ides of March', and why are they significant?
It's a date. And it was only significant for Julius Caesar, because that's when he was killed (supposedly a soothsayer had been warning him to be careful on that day).

Edit: Actually it's two or three days. Ides are about the middle of a month. I think Caesar was killed on the 15th or 16th, so it would about fit.
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