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SocialDemocrat61

(7,504 posts) Sun Mar 15, 2026, 07:38 AM 10 hrs ago

Happy Ides of March!

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Happy Ides of March! (Original Post) SocialDemocrat61 10 hrs ago OP

Et tu, Brutus? GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #1

I taught this to my 1st grade students BigmanPigman 8 hrs ago #2

Some see this day as a reaction to tyranny... WarGamer 5 hrs ago #3

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #4

GiqueCee

(4,009 posts)

1. Et tu, Brutus?

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 08:49 AM

9 hrs ago

BigmanPigman

(55,039 posts)

2. I taught this to my 1st grade students

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 10:04 AM

8 hrs ago

We did "the calendar" routine every morning and on March 15th I taught them a little bit of history (never hurts to start young, I did Dec 7th and WW2 as well). They thought I said EYES of March and explained what it meant.

WarGamer

(18,566 posts)

3. Some see this day as a reaction to tyranny...

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:23 PM

5 hrs ago

In reality, Caesar was the man of the people and Brutus and Cassius were only interested in restoring their own power and the power of the Senate... it was an oligarchy...

And never forget...

The Ides of March gave us Augustus

The French Revolution gave us Napoleon

The Russian Revolution gave us Stalin.

LetMyPeopleVote

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4. For this thread

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Sun Mar 15, 2026, 04:42 PM

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