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QUIZ QUARTERS MARILYN A. REBACK The Ides

ofHE IDES OF MMarchARCH, 44 B.C., was a fateful day for Roman dictator Julius Caesar. On this date, Brutus T and a group of fellow senators, who called them- selves “liberators,” assassinated Caesar on the steps of the Senate with daggers they had hidden in their robes. Brutus issued a coin featuring two daggers and a liberty cap to commemorate the event. Below are words associated with Julius Caesar. Arrange them in the squares at the right. solution on page 127

4 letters: 7 letters: 9 letters: IDES BRITAIN CLEOPATRA ROME CALENDS 11 letters: 5 letters: CASSIUS SHAKESPEARE EGYPT DAGGERS NONES PARTHIA RUBICON 6 letters: BRUTUS 8 letters: CAESAR ASSASSIN LAUREL DENARIUS POMPEY DICTATOR OCTAVIAN

Calends, Nones and Ides

Each month of the ancient Roman calendar began with the calends (Latin for “to proclaim” or “to call”), refer- ring to the announcement of the first sighting of the new moon. Next came the nones (“nine,” for the nine-day Roman week), marking the first quarter moon, and the ides (“to divide”), designating the full moon. The calends was fixed on the 1st, the nones on the 5th or 7th, and the ides on the 13th or 15th. In March, May, July and Octo- ber, the nones were on the 7th, the ides on the 15th.

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