I was wondering if there was only an Ides of March or if the Ides was representative of the 15th and could be said about all months.Well, neither is true.
According to Wikipedia, and they know EVERYTHING, there is an Ides of March, Ides of May, Ides of July, and Ides of October.
According to InfoPlease.com, the Ides occurs on the 13th in the other eight months. Also, the 1st of each month was known as the Kalends. The 7th of each of those same months above was known as Nones. For the other eight months, Nones occurs on the 5th. The remaining, unnamed days of the month were identified by counting backwards from the Kalends, Nones, or the Ides. For example, March 3rd would be referred to as V Nones (the fifth day before Nones, where Nones counts as one of the 5 days).
So, there you have it. In case you were wondering.
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