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Today is the Ides of March—confusing, anachronistic language that tells us it is March the 15th.
In the Roman calendar, the “Idus” marked the approximate midpoint of the month. In the case of Martius—roughly our March—and a few other months, the Ides corresponded to our concept of the 15th. For the rest, the 13th was Ides.
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