Re: Martial arts and ides of March (WAAAAYYYY of topic)
- From: Mladen Gogala <mladen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:46:53 -0500
I confused things, and badly. It was my attempt of being funny. For some reason
I thought that the Ides of March fall on the 6th. I apologize for the confusion.
Now, let me get back to sharpening that dagger.
On 03/12/2004 01:13:01 PM, Freeman Robert - IL wrote:
> Some interesting Google talk on ides of March...
>
> The term Ides comes from the earliest Roman calendar, which is said to have
> been devised by Romulus, the mythical founder of Rome. Whether it was
> Romulus or not, the inventor of this calendar had a penchant for complexity.
> The Roman calendar organized its months around three days, each of which
> served as a reference point for counting the other days:
>
>
> Kalends (1st day of the month)
> Nones (the 7th day in March, May, July, and October; the 5th in the other
> months)
> Ides (the 15th day in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the other
> months)
>
> The remaining, unnamed days of the month were identified by counting
> backwards from the Kalends, Nones, or the Ides. For example, March 3 would
> be V Nones-5 days before the Nones (the Roman method of counting days was
> inclusive; in other words, the Nones would be counted as one of the 5 days).
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boivin, Patrice J
> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 3/12/2004 11:15 AM
> Subject: RE: Martial arts and ides of March
>
> www.novaroma.org might be able to clear up what day the Ides of March
> falls
> on, I think they have a Roman calendar in there somewhere.
>
> Patrice.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruth Gramolini [mailto:rgramolini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: March 12, 2004 12:41 PM
> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Martial arts and ides of March
>
>
> Actually, the Ides of March is the 15th, so it has not passed yet,
> beware.
> Ruth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mladen Gogala
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 11:07 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Martial arts and ides of March
>
>
> Ides of March are already gone but I'm still
> waiting for the following book:
>
> Oracle Database 10g New Features
> by Robert G. Freeman
> Product Details:
> ISBN: 0072229470
> Format: Paperback, 272pp
> Pub. Date: March 2004 Publisher: Osborne
> Edition Number: 1
> Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 66,495
>
> Does anyone have an idea when is the book going to appear?
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