Ides of March

In fact, the Ides of March once signified the new year, which meant celebrations and rejoicing.

The Ides Is Not Always On The 15th Of The Month. In the Roman calendar, there were three component parts of every month: the Kalendae or Kalends was the first of the month, the Nonae which came nine days before the Ides and the Idus. The Ides of March, May, July and October fall on the 15th, and on every other month they were on the 13th. Thus in April, the Ides will fall on the 13th. Romans counted inclusively, so the Nones could be on the 7th or the 5th -according to forbes.

In Latin, the phrase Ides of March is "Idus Martias."According to Dictionary.com, the phrase "ides of March" is usually the middle of the month, the timing of the first full moon.

Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, is stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus on March 15. The day later became infamous as the Ides of March.