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Post by 0 on Dec 5, 2005 12:32:22 GMT -5
In the Roman calendar the ides of March fell on the 15th day of the Roman month of Martius (although it should be noted that this would correspond to March 14 today, due to differences in the way that the months were calculated). The Ides was an auspicious day in the Roman calendar, falling on the 15th of March, May, July and October and on the 13th of the other months.
The Ides was one of only three named days in the Roman calendar, each of which served as a reference point for counting the other days: Kalends (1st day of the month) Nones (the 7th day in March, May, July, and October; the 5th in the other months) Ides (the 15th day in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the other months)
The remaining, unnamed days of the month were identified by counting backwards from the Kalends, Nones, or the Ides. For example, March 3 would be V Nones — 5 days before the Nones (the Roman method of counting days was inclusive; in other words, the Nones would be counted as one of the 5 days).
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Post by Chad Manning on Dec 5, 2005 12:54:01 GMT -5
Yeah, I found the same thing. The Murder Mystery would actually fall on the 17th which corresponds to an actual Roman holiday. The Ides of March was just a way to mark time, such as saying mid-month. The holiday I was going to use was:
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