Human Saga

On March 15

On March 15, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: Assassination of Julius Caesar (the Ides of March) (44 BCE).

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15 March 44 BCEAssassination of Julius Caesar (the Ides of March)Politics & governance

Having defeated Pompey at Pharsalus in 48 BCE and won the civil war, Julius Caesar accumulated unprecedented power, and in early 44 BCE he was made dictator perpetuo, dictator in perpetuity.

Also this week in history (Mar 12 – Mar 18)

On 13 March 1591 a Moroccan expeditionary force under Judar Pasha, dispatched across the Sahara by the Saadi sultan Ahmad al-Mansur, crushed the army of Askia Ishaq II at Tondibi near Gao.

12 March – 6 April 1930Salt March and the Civil Disobedience MovementPolitics & governance

Between 12 March and 6 April 1930, Mohandas K. Gandhi led a 24-day, roughly 385-kilometre march from his Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi in Gujarat to defy the British salt monopoly and tax.

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