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What is so interesting about today, March 15, in Christian history?Now I agree this is a bit of a stretch, but in the scheme of things it does makes some sense. If for no other reason than to bring it up for discussion. They say that the more you know the more you do not know, so here is a tidbit to consider. Today is "The Ides of March",which is the fateful day in 44 B.C. when Julius Caesar was assassinated. Why is it interesting to note? Well, the man who succeeded Caesar is Emperor Augustus who brought peace...

Spot Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Discovered Archaeologists believe they have found the first physical evidence of the spot where Julius Caesar died, according to a new Spanish National Research Council report. Caesar, the head of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of rival Roman senators on March 14, 44 B.C, the Ides of March. The assassination is well-covered in classical texts, but until now, researchers had no archaeological evidence of the place where it happened. Now, archaeologists have unearthed a concrete structure nearly 10 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall (3 meters by 2 meters)...

Pop quiz time: can you name the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated? If you said March 15th, 44 BC, you’re…. an ignorant zealot! The correct date, as being taught in many History books, is March 15th, 44 BCE. If this surprises you, don’t worry, your kids will be taught the difference soon enough in school. You see, there’s a problem with old dates: those letters at the end contain a little abbreviated baby Jesus. “BC” being “Before Christ” and ”AD” being “Anno Domini“, Latin for “Year of Our Lord”. And for the anti-Christian Jihadis in Academia, any reference to...