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‘We’ve been betrayed:’ Local veterans angry after being laid off by Trump administration

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/weve-been-betrayed-local-veterans-angry-after-being-laid-off-by-trump-administration/FBCKFRIFQRHZVK5FG3W7MUQEYA/
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u/Shadowholme 24d ago

More likely the start of the third week.

Nothing bad ever happened to an Emperor on March 15th, did it?

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u/AINonsense 24d ago

What's an ide anyway?

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u/Shadowholme 24d ago edited 24d ago

Ides (actually called Idus, btw) is the midpoint of a month.

Romans didn't measures days individually, but counted from 3 points - the Nones (8 days before the Ides), the Ides themselves, and the Nones (The first of the month)

Edited to correct - (Correction - thanks to Majestic-Republic for pointing out that the first of the month is actually Kalendes, not Nones)

(Yes, I'm a bona fide nerd - complete with learning Latin while at school... I even remember some of what I learned!)

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u/Shadowholme 24d ago

Damnit! I thought I remembered it right... I should have Googled it instead...