Over the past while, we’ve posted assorted things to mark the day, so here’s a sort of compendium (perhaps this will become a tradition):

• Caesar’s Last Day (our collection of ancient accounts of Caesar’s perforation)

• ‘Assassination Medal’ (a display at the BM last year)

• Caesar’s Assassination @ Youtube (Assorted videos at YouTube of interest)

… but we do have to highlight a couple, e.g.: SCTV’s production of Julius Caesar (interrupted by CCCP1 broadcast … the Julius Caesar resumes at roughly the four minute mark):

… and, of course, no Ides of March would be complete without Wayne And Schuster’s Classic Rinse the Blood Off My Toga:

• How to Celebrate the Ides of March (WikiHow gives suggestions how to ‘celebrate’ the day)

• The Ides of March (N.S. Gill always has a nice compendium as well)

Image by Sebastià Giralt via Flickr

idus martias

• festival of Mars continues (day 15)
• festival of Jupiter
• festival/rites in honour of Anna Perenna (Happy New Year!)
• 44 B.C. — murder of Gaius Julius Caesar
• ca. 1st century A.D. — martyrdom of Longinus (the soldier who is said to have pierced Jesus’ side with a spear) in Cappadocia