A Caesaer on the Ides of March??

[peanutter]

Just thinking ... would it be poetic or ominous to have a Caesarean on the Ides of March??

Just wondering, as my EDD is the day before ...

Trying to find the fun/joy/laughter in the equation of the likely inability to have a safe, natural birth ...

[TeniBear]

You'd have to name the baby Julius or Julia

[nothing2lose]

Interesting (or not so interesting depending on your point of view!) fact: Julius Caesar was not born by caesarean section.

[TeniBear]

Yep, apparently that (probably) came from an ancestor of his who was, not the man himself. Veeeeery interesting

[peanutter]

Yep, apparently that (probably) came from an ancestor of his who was, not the man himself. Veeeeery interesting

Caesar allegedly created a law that if a birthing mother was not going to survive the birth, the baby had to be evacuated immediately to save the baby ... something to do with not having enough up and coming young men to fill out his armies, or something ...

Thus the Caesarian Section.

[OceanPrincess]

What is the Ides of March, P?

Just curious...

[Phteven]

The ides of March is the 15th of March.
The date Julius Ceasaer was stabbed to death in the senate as foreseen by a soothsayer.

[nothing2lose]

It's also a Hollywood blockbuster film starring George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman

[OceanPrincess]

Yeah I've seen an ad for it N2L.

Why is it called "Ides"?

[peanutter]

The day Caesar was stabbed to death...

so we have:-

1. the 15th of March
2. a bunch of lawyers
3. a sharp knife (or 23...)
4. a Caesar!!

uh-oh!!


not sure why it's called the Ides ... is it because it's the middle of the month?? But it was already the Ides of March - the name was there before the stabbing ...

[nothing2lose]

Loosely translated ides means middle.

So middle of the month.

[Phteven]

Did someone say George Clooney? Mmmm silver fox is foxy.

[OceanPrincess]

Did someone say George Clooney? Mmmm silver fox is foxy.

Did I jump into the luxury thread by mistake?

Thanks for the info ladies I have learned something today!

In reference to your original question, P, I think it has a nice sense of synchronicity about it

[FabFiona]

As someone involved in politics I found the movie a little OTT but then US politics is even crazier than Australia.

I reckon the Ides of March is cool. My wedding was on Labour Day for another ironic March reference.