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Crossing the Rubicon is an expression meaning "no turning back." A similar expression is "burning your bridges." It means that once you do it, you have taken an irrevocable, probably risky step and understand that you must accept the consequences whatever they are.
The reference to the Rubicon goes to Julius Caesar in 49 BCE. Roman law then prohibited any Roman Army legion from crossing the Rubicon, a river that marked the northern boundary between Gaul and Italy. The law was to protect Rome from internal military threat. Caesar had been ordered to return to Rome by his arch-rival Pompey, but Caesar knew that if he did so without an army at his back he would probably lose all the power he'd built up, so he took the irrevocable step of illegally crossing the Rubicon with a legion and ignited a civil war. Another expression of inevitability that comes from this same act is, "The die is cast," which is what Caesar reportedly said when he ordered his troops over the river. That refers to throwing dice, as in taking a gamble. "Die" is the singular of "dice."
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Did Napoleon cross the rubicon?
No,Napoleon failed to cross the rubicon.
What happened after Caesar cross the Rubicon?
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Did Hannibal cross the rubicon?
The Alps
What stream did Caesar cross to fight Pompey?
the rubicon
What river did ceaser cross on his final assault on rome?
Rubicon
What does to cross the Rubicon mean?
Julius Caesar, the greatest of the Roman generals crossed the Rubicon, a river, and in doing so he made a decicive decision, there was no going back on what he had done. To cross the rubicon is to make a decicive move, something which is irrecovable. It also means in words that you cant turn back now.
What river did Julius Caesar cross over to start a war?
The Rubicon River
When Caesar crossed this river he became an out law what river did he cross?
the rubicon river
What are some examples of crossing the Rubicon?
To "cross the Rubicon," is to do something from which there is no turning back. Some examples might be robbing a bank, having an abortion, or sending a letter in the mail.
What river did Caesar cross?
The Rubicon. When he took his army across the Rubicon as a fighting force, it meant he was declaring war on the Roman government.
What river did Caesar cross to march to ROme?
Ceasar crossed the Rubicon River to get to Rome I think.
What did Julius Caesar cross to evade from Gaul?
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