44 BC

year

The Ides of March is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corresponding to 15 March on the Gregorian calendar. It was marked by several major religious observances. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar, which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history.

curia in the ancient city of Rome, converted in the basilica of Sant'Adriano in Roman Forum

stabbing attack that caused the death of Julius Caesar (44 BCE)

philosophical work by Cicero

treatise on friendship by Cicero

non-periodic comet

essay by Cicero

a civil war between the Roman Senate and Mark Antony

thumb|Cicero's Philippics, 15th-century manuscript, British Library The Philippics () are a series of 14 speeches composed by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC, condemning Mark Antony. Cicero likened these speeches to those of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon; both Demosthenes' and Cicero's speeches became known as Philippics. Cicero's Second Philippic is styled after Demosthenes' On the Crown.

office held by Julius Caesar