{"id":1826,"date":"2013-03-15T20:11:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T20:11:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-03-15T20:11:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T20:11:56","slug":"the-ides-of-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/2013\/03\/15\/the-ides-of-march\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ides of March"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JuliusWhy should we beware the ides of March? Certainly we should be concerned about the Romans who counted days in as logical a way as they counted numbers: that is very illogically. Take the ides for example. They are on the 13th of the month. But not in March. In March, they are on the 15th. Why? Because the Romans are nasty people that way. I know what you’re thinking, “Oh, there must be some system like the ides is on the 15th for months with 31 days!” Oh, Grasshopper! Your ignorance is so charming! But it is still ignorance.<\/p>\n

Let’s begin with the number of days. Why do some months have 30 days and others have 31 except for February which has less? (There is an easy way to remember<\/a> which.) The reason we have such a screwy system is thanks to—Wait for it!—the Romans! What did the Romans ever do for us? They gave as a really stupid calendar!<\/p>\n