Mon March 15 2004, 10:32 AM
MidknightBeware the Ides of March....
So today celebrates the assassination of Julius Caesar(44 B.C.). He was forewarned on this day to beware the Ides of March. A date created by the founder of Rome and the Roman calendar, Romulus (753 B.C.). The Roman calendar has many Ides, actually one every month in the calendar which all depended on the moon. In March, May, July and October the Ides is on the 15th and every other month the 13th. That being said makes sense to our present superstition of Friday the 13th. The Roman calendar has another important date each month that resides on the 5th and 7th. This day is called the Nones. The half moon is present on these days were as on the Ides its a full moon.
Mon March 15 2004, 10:48 AM
SHADYclass, you will be tested on this on wednsday.

p.s. i thought it was remus and romulus that founded rome. they also raped some wemen in the process:
http://www.lasalle.edu/academ/fine_art/art_hist/HON483/483lecture7/sld019.htmMon March 15 2004, 11:32 AM
MidknightYes, the brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome but Romulus, created the Roman calendar.
Mon March 15 2004, 11:56 AM
PencilYay for learning that stuff freshman year in high school and still remembering

. I hated that play, Julius Caesar (Shakespeare), but it bewildered me no less than the schieße I have to put up with reading-wise now. Had to memorize the
speech given to the people by Mark Anthony, as it still stays in my head to this day. ["But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man."]
Sayith the Soothsayer to Caesar, the man to proud to heed his words,
"Beware the Ides of March..."..
As for the Nones, that nearly slipped my mind, but the Ides of any such month will never escape me brainy.
Mon March 15 2004, 08:34 PM
SocketboyHey so what are you all getting me for my birthday?
Tue March 16 2004, 10:13 AM
SHADYhey, yea ok.
i have an extra pipe and some nails, hope you like nails.
where can i get some black powder...
Tue March 16 2004, 10:21 AM
SocketboyOK then I'll be posting my mailing address in the REDCARPET area where shady isn't allowed.

Tue March 16 2004, 11:28 AM
SHADYlol,
nice.
Tue March 16 2004, 01:18 PM
Socketboyhaha, true...
Tue March 16 2004, 04:37 PM
MidknightBTW Socketboy... If that is really your true game handle..... How did you get so many posts????? 563 is an awful lot from the time you registered to now. I am just crackin 850.
[edit] Just joking!! I forgot to see your reg. day.
Tue March 16 2004, 05:02 PM
Socketboylol
midknight
it is like this
Tue March 16 2004, 05:03 PM
SocketboyI get bigger post counts by splitting a given post into peices...
Tue March 16 2004, 05:52 PM
PencilThat's whack!

!!