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The Ides Of March Throughout History-- not just Caesar but also . . .
The document outlines various missions of the Time Patrol on the Ides of March across different historical years, including significant events such as the assassination of Julius Caesar and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. Each mission involves agents navigating their respective timelines while contending with opposing forces attempting to alter history. The narrative emphasizes the complexities of historical events and the pivotal moments that shape our timeline.
The Ides Of March Throughout History-- not just Caesar but also . . .
- 2. IDES OF MARCH(Time Patrol) The same day, six different years. The Time Patrol must simultaneously send an agent back to each 24 hour bubble to battle the Shadow’s attempt to change our history. Failure means annihilation of our timeline.
- 3. Scout’s Mission: Idesof March Travel back in time to Thermopylae, Greece. 15 March 480 B.C. The day on which King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans are finally overwhelmed.
- 4. 480 B.C. It is480 B.C. The world’s population is roughly 100 million humans. Troops from Rome, far from being an Empire yet, march against the Vientes, the richest Etruscan tribe. Zhong You, a disciple of Confucius dies. The Imperial Treasury at the Persepolis Palace in Persia is completed after three decades of work. Artists begin the detail Musicians and Dancers on the wall paintings in the Tomb of the Lionesses in Tarquinia, Italy; it will be completed a decade later. Some things change; some don’t.
- 5. Roland’s Mission: Idesof March Travel back in time to Ravenna, Italy. The day the Goth King Theodoric assassinates the first King of Italy, Odoacer, who had marked the end of the Western Roman Empire. Last Emperor Romulus Augustus surrenders his crown to King Odoacer
- 6. 493 A.D. It is493 A.D. The world’s population is roughly 190 million humans. In China, Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei begins his campaigns against Southern Qi, which culminates against the opposing Emperor Ming. Patrick, who would become the patron saint of Ireland, dies. The Byzantine Empire, once known as the Eastern Roman Empire, besieges and captures Cappadocia under the command of General John the Hunchback. Christianity has spread far beyond its start point in the Middle East. Buddhism reaches Burma and Indonesia. Some things change; some don’t.
- 7. Roland’s Mission: Idesof March For his 24-hour bubble in time, Roland is a Centurion in the relics of the Roman Army under Odoacer. It appears he is to be a traitor and make sure the assassination attempt by Theodoric succeeds. The agents of the Shadow have other plans.
- 8. Moms’ Mission: Idesof March Travel back in time to Rome. 15 March 44 B.C.. The day on which Caesar is assassinated. At least according to our history. The Shadow has other plans, which Moms must stop.
- 9. 44 B.C. It is44 B.C. The world’s population is roughly 160 million humans. It is the year of the consulship of Caesar and Antony; Pharaoh Ptolemy XIV of Egypt dies; the first of Cicero’s Philippics attacking Marc Antony is published. Some things change; some don’t.
- 10. For her 24-hourbubble in time, Moms finds herself an apprentice to a seer. The one who warned Caesar about the Ides. But was it really a warning? Or an invitation? Moms’ Mission: Ides of March
- 11. Mac’s Mission: Idesof March Travel back in time to Palos de la Frontera, Spain. 15 March 493 A.D. The day Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after discovering the New World.
- 12. 1493 A.D. It is1493 A.D. The world’s population is roughly 425 million humans; there had been 450 million 150 years ago, but then the Black Death had done some damage and the world still hadn’t recovered population-wise. England imposes sanctions on Burgundy for supporting a pretender to the English throne; Maximilian I succeeds his father, Frederick III, as Holy Roman Emperor; Russian Prince Andrey Bolshoy dies; Spain, having issued the Edict of Alhambra the previous year which demanded all Jews convert or be expelled, begins to suffer economically without many of it most successful and influential citizens.
- 13. For his 24-hourbubble in time, Mac is a monk; armed to the teeth. Apparently to stop an assassination attempt by the Cent Suisse, Swiss Guard, sent by the Pope. But he finds out Columbus is bringing more than just news of the New World back with him. Mac’s Mission: Ides of March
- 14. Eagle’s Mission: Idesof March Travel back in time to Newburgh, N.Y. 15 March 1783 A.D. The day on which George Washington gives a dramatic speech, halting a coup by his officers against Congress and saving the fledgling United States.
- 15. 1783 A.D. It is1783 A.D. The world’s population is roughly 900 million humans on the planet, of which only 3.1 million are part of the United States. Even though fighting had stopped, the war is not yet technically over on the 15th of March. That would happen in September. Catherine the Great of the Russian Empire annexes the Crimean Khanate, the last remnant of the Mongol Golden Horde; the last celebration of Massacre Day is held in Boston; the first public demonstration of a parachute jump is done in France by a man jumping from an observatory; the 1783 Great Meteor passes over the North Sea, Great Britain and France prompting fear and scientific speculation; the Cedula of Population is made into law in Spain, allowing any who swears fealty to Spain and the Catholic church to settle in Trinidad and Tobago. Some things change; some don’t.
- 16. Eagle’s Mission: Idesof March For his 24-hour bubble in time, Eagle finds himself a slave; his owner, George Washington. Apparently his mission to insure Washington gives the speech as history records. But some have other plans.
- 17. Doc’s Mission: Idesof March Travel back in time to Petrogard, Russia 15 March 1917 A.D. The day on which the last Tsar, Nicholas II, abdicates.
- 18. 1917 A.D. It is1917. The world’s population is roughly 1.86 billion, although the First World War, the War to End All Wars for the glass is half full people, was taking a chunk out of that; J.R.R. Tolkien begins writing The Book of Lost Tales; in the U.S. imprisoned suffragettes from the Silent Sentinels are beaten in what became known as the Night of Terror; the first Pulitzer prizes are awarded; Mata Hari is arrested for spying; John F. Kennedy was born; a race riot in St. Louis leaves 250 dead. Some things change; some don’t.
- 19. Doc’s Mission: Idesof March For his 24-hour bubble in time, Doc finds himself at the Imperial Palace in Petrograd with the Tsarina and her children. Apparently his mission is to protect her and keep her from convincing the Tsar not to abdicate. But some have other plans.
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