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The '''Rubicon River''' was a river in northern [[Italy]] in [[Roman]] times that was used as a boundry under Roman law. No leader was allowed to bring an army into Italy, which meant passing the Rubicon. As the flow of rivers change over time, the old location of the Rubicon is no longer known, but is only approximated.
== Crossing the Rubicon ==
'''Crossing the Rubicon''' is an expression that refers to Julius Caesar's decision in 49 B.C. to cross the Rubicon River with an army as he marched toward the [[Roman Senate]] and therefore war. After his great success in [[Gaul]], forces allied against him had the Senate pass a decree that he had to give up his armies and return to Rome - most likely to be brought up on charges. Caesar defied them. The expression means to go beyond the point of no return, much as Caesar did when he crossed the Rubicon River. At the time that he crossed he uttered his famous phrase, "The die is cast".
[[Category:Ancient Rome]]
[[Category:Rivers]]
== Crossing the Rubicon ==
'''Crossing the Rubicon''' is an expression that refers to Julius Caesar's decision in 49 B.C. to cross the Rubicon River with an army as he marched toward the [[Roman Senate]] and therefore war. After his great success in [[Gaul]], forces allied against him had the Senate pass a decree that he had to give up his armies and return to Rome - most likely to be brought up on charges. Caesar defied them. The expression means to go beyond the point of no return, much as Caesar did when he crossed the Rubicon River. At the time that he crossed he uttered his famous phrase, "The die is cast".
[[Category:Ancient Rome]]
[[Category:Rivers]]