Julius Caesar's popularity soars when he returns ... over Caesar's growing power and influence in Rome. Meanwhile, a soothsayer warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March and Caesar's wife ...

It all goes very wrong. The Romans were particularly keen on omens and portents and in Julius Caesar, it’s a soothsayer’s prophecy which gives the first indication something nasty is on its way.

Perhaps the most famous line of betrayal in literature comes from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" when a soothsayer tells Julius Caesar "Beware the ides of March." The warning is immediately ...