Beware The Ides Of March!
Mar 15, 2017 08:22:40 #
He was warned, still it made no difference...
Et Tu Brute?
In the Roman calendar the Ides were the middle of a month: The 15th of March, May, July or October, or the 13th of any other month.
After Julius' assassination, the Civil wars were soon renewed with Brutus and Cassius at the head of the aristocratic party, and the party of Caesar being led by Mark Antony and Octavianus Caesar, afterwards known as Augustus, Julius' nephew and adopted son. Of his biological offspring, there were two, Julius had a daughter named Julia by Cornelia. He also had a son named Caesarion (the later Ptolemy XV) by Cleopatra VII.
Happy Birthday, Old hickory!
Julius Caesar may have drawn his last breath on the Ides of March, but Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) drew his first. Jackson was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party (It was different back then, trust me). At the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, Jackson's 5,000 soldiers won a decisive victory over 7,500 British. By the end of the battle, the British had 2,037 casualties: 291 dead (including three senior generals), 1,262 wounded, and 484 captured or missing. In contrast, the Americans had 71 casualties: 13 dead, 39 wounded, and 19 missing. It was at this battle that he cemented his nickname 'Old Hickory'.
Et Tu Brute?
In the Roman calendar the Ides were the middle of a month: The 15th of March, May, July or October, or the 13th of any other month.
After Julius' assassination, the Civil wars were soon renewed with Brutus and Cassius at the head of the aristocratic party, and the party of Caesar being led by Mark Antony and Octavianus Caesar, afterwards known as Augustus, Julius' nephew and adopted son. Of his biological offspring, there were two, Julius had a daughter named Julia by Cornelia. He also had a son named Caesarion (the later Ptolemy XV) by Cleopatra VII.
Happy Birthday, Old hickory!
Julius Caesar may have drawn his last breath on the Ides of March, but Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) drew his first. Jackson was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party (It was different back then, trust me). At the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, Jackson's 5,000 soldiers won a decisive victory over 7,500 British. By the end of the battle, the British had 2,037 casualties: 291 dead (including three senior generals), 1,262 wounded, and 484 captured or missing. In contrast, the Americans had 71 casualties: 13 dead, 39 wounded, and 19 missing. It was at this battle that he cemented his nickname 'Old Hickory'.
Mar 15, 2017 09:04:53 #
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