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Bookmark or Share- Crossing The Rubicon: How Julius Caesar Inspired The Classic PhraseOn January 10, 49 B.C.E., Julius Caesar and his army crossed the Rubicon, a stream separating Gaul from the Roman Republic. This action would prompt a civil war in Rome that led to Caesar gaining power over the region and establishing the Roman Empire.
- Rubicon - WikipediaThe Rubicon (Latin: Rubico; Italian: Rubicone [rubiˈkoːne]; [1] Romagnol: Rubicôn [rubiˈkoːŋ]) is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, just south of Cesena and north of Rimini. It was known as Fiumicino until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon, famously crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BC.
- Rubicon | Map, History, & Facts | BritannicaRubicon, small stream that separated Cisalpine Gaul from Italy in the era of the Roman Republic. The movement of Julius Caesar’s forces over the Rubicon into Italy in 49 bce violated the law (the Lex Cornelia Majestatis) that forbade a general to lead an army out of the province to which he was assigned.
- Meaning Behind the Phrase to Cross the Rubicon - ThoughtCoTo cross the Rubicon is a metaphor which means to take an irrevocable step that commits one to a specific course. When Julius Caesar was about to cross the tiny Rubicon River in 49 B.C.E., he quoted from a play by Menander to say " anerriphtho kybos! " or "let the die be cast" in Greek.
- Why Did Julius Caesar Cross the Rubicon? A Historian‘s PerspectiveOn a fateful January day in 49 BC, Julius Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River in Northern Italy and sparked a civil war that would spell the doom of the Roman Republic.
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