Why did Casar cross the rubicon with his army?

Answer 1

Julius Caesar believed the omens received from the gods and the unfairness of Rome's Republic necessitated violating an ancient Roman law that forbade any general from crossing the Rubicon River with an army. Entering Italy in this way was considered treason. Once he led his army across the river, the Plebeians, who had been ran out of Rome, came to greet him and asked all to pledge loyalty to Caesar.

Answer 2

Ceasar crossed the Rubicon because at that point in time he felt he either needed to fight for his honor and reputation (by fighting against his rivals led by Pompey) or risk being prosecuted by his enemies in the senate. As a pro-consol and governor he had immunity from prosecution. His enemies in the senate felt he was becoming to powerful and that he was a threat to the republic. They ordered him to relenquish command of his legions, resign his post as governor of gaul and return to Rome. Ceasar felt that his prosecution was certain if he were to do as they asked. If he were prosecuted he could have lost his wealth and status, pretty much everything he worked his whole life to obtain. Ceasar had many promonant enemies in the senate including Cato who attacked Ceasar's reputation any chance he got, giving substance to Ceasar's fear of prosecution.

Or, to get to the other side.

Answer 3

Julius Caesar was the governor of the Roman province of Galia Cisalpina (northern Italy) whose border with the rest of Italy was the river Rubicon. The senate was afraid of his enormous power. He had conquered Gaul (France, Belgium, Holland south of the river Rhine and Germany west of the Rhine) and had 6 legions (army corps) which were loyal to him. He was also very popular in Rome. The Senate ordered him to disband his armies. Caesar refused, crossed the Rubicon, past his area of jurisdiction, and marched on Rome, starting what historians call Caesar's Civil War

Answer 4

The River Rubicon was the boundary between the Roman province of Gallia Cisalpina (in northern Italy), where Julius Caesar was the governor, and Italy (which at the time did not include the north). The senate had ordered Caesar to disband his troops after he completed his conquest of Gaul. Instead, he crossed this river with one of his legions and marched on Rome. This act was effectively a declaration of war on the Roman state.

Answer 5

Because he wanted to.

The real answer is long and complicated, but boils down to Caesar's enemies in the Senate wanting to destroy him because he was popular with the Roman people, and ordering him to step down and return to Rome without his army, and him not wanting to do that because he knew if he did he would be at least arrested and probably killed. So he eventually figured "what are they gonna do, sentence me to double-death?" and broke the law by retaining command of his legion after returning into Italy.

Answer 6

It was safer to build a bridge. They couldn't bring horses across on boats very easily. They also liked using shock and awe as a tactic in war.

Answer 7

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