What are the Ides of March?
The Ides of March is the 74th day in the Roman calendar (15 March). In Rome it was known as a deadline for settling debts. It is also the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
What events led to the assassination of Julius Caesar?
Caesar was unpopular with the senate due to his enormeous political power and his popularity and alignment with the people. He would often disregard their opinions and rather enact policies promoted in the public meetings that everyone could attend. In short, Julius Caesar was a political problem for the senate and he was threat to their socieconomic and political power in Roman society. Many senators conspired against him by striking him with knives as a group to disperse the blame for his murder. Caesar ignored a warning about this threat as he had a lot of misplaced trust in the members of the senate. When he walked inside without his guards he was struck to death with knives before anyone could react.