Beware the Ides of March!

March 15th lives in infamy as the anniversary of the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. Shortly after declaring himself Dictator for Life, Caesar was set upon by members of the Roman Senate and stabbed 23 times.

This week on “Picture Perfect,” toga is the dressing for a Caesar salad of films set in Ancient Rome. We’ll hear selections from “Julius Caesar” (1953) by Miklós Rózsa, “Cleopatra” (1963) by Alex North, “Gladiator” (2000) by Hans Zimmer, and “The Fall of the Roman Empire” (1964) by Dimitri Tiomkin.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. It falls in an hour, this week, on “Picture Perfect” – music for the movies – this Friday evening at 6:00 EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

Great Caesar’s ghost! Louis Calhern shares a cup of coffee with Marlon Brando on the set of “Julius Caesar”