Some basic information on the Ides of March is here and also here is a slightly different take on the Ides of March.
Class discussion points
1. What is an Ides?
2.What issue was Caesar murdered over?
3. How was Caesar acting in comparison to the previous leaders of the Roman Republic? Hint, look at what he did with the appearance of the coinage.
4. After Caesar's murder, what eventually happen to the idea of a Roman republic?
5. If you were Brutus, or one of the other Roman senators, what would you do.
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