From Lydia to Lady Liberty, numismatists love a good story. Many coins are a chapter in a much bigger story of art, politics, and people.

In this episode, we explore one of history's most dramatic political assassinations—the murder of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BC. Learn how Brutus, Cassius, and other senators conspired to ...

One does not have to be a fan of Shakespeare (or iambic pentameter) to know the tragic tale of JULIUS CAESAR – how this would-be-Emperor was felled by members of the Roman Senate, Caesar’s failure to ...

There may be no better place to witness the slow, thunderous unraveling of a republic than beneath the open skies of the ...

Since Caesar's assassination, the Ides of March has been used as the title of movies, songs and episodes of television. And several other ominous events have occurred on that day. On March 15 ...

Days were counted in reverse from these points rather than sequentially, as we do today. The Ides of March became infamous because it was the day Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE.

The Ides of March: Meaning and origins In 44 BCE, the date equivalent to our March 15 earned its “bring your knife to work day” tag when the Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 ...

The term “Beware the ides of March” comes from William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” In the play, a soothsayer warns Caesar to be careful on March 15.

This March 15, let us beware of the problems Shakespeare showed in his Julius Caesar. Its cautionary tale for republics we should take to heart, renewing our commitment to the rule of law and to ...

This ominous phrase originates in Shakespeare’s famous play Julius Caesar. A soothsayer utters this warning to the soon-to-be-assassinated ruler, cautioning him, “Beware the Ides of March.” ...