this day in crime history: march 15, 44 b.c.

March 15, 2014 John DuMond History, True Crimecrime, Free Enterprise, history, Ides of March, Julius Caesar, murder, rap, true crime, William Shatner

Beware the Ides of March. At least if you’re Julius Caesar. Cornered by a bunch of (literally) back-stabbing politicians, Caeser’s political career was ended the old-fashioned way: assassination. You can get William Shakespeare’s take on it here. Better yet, check out William Shatner’s take on Shakespeare’s play:

7 thoughts on “this day in crime history: march 15, 44 b.c.”

Brittius says:

March 15, 2014 at 9:19 am

Reblogged this on Brittius.com and commented:
ET TU, BRUTUS?

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- John DuMond says:
  
  March 15, 2014 at 9:34 am
  
  The original back-stabber. 😉
  
  Thanks for the reblog.
  
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  - Brittius says:
    
    March 15, 2014 at 9:50 am
    
    You’re welcome.
    
    *Brutus, was a Trusted friend.
    
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Bob G. says:

March 17, 2014 at 11:13 am

John D.:
And now we finally know the REAL reason that Khan was SO damn pissed at Kirk (he left a DVD of this behind on Ceti Alpha 6)…
(who knew?)
Hat would drive anyone a few planets short of a solar system.
😉

LOL…nice one.

Stay safe (and rap-free) out there.

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- John DuMond says:
  
  March 17, 2014 at 7:32 pm
  
  Shatner was doing the guy a favor. I mean, how many times could Kahn read Moby Dick?
  
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Gerard says:

March 17, 2014 at 11:52 am

I suppose that Caesar’s murder did originate the phrase.

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- John DuMond says:
  
  March 17, 2014 at 7:33 pm
  
  That and Bill Shakespeare’s play. 😀
  
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