Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE)

49 BCE · Rubikon Nehri, İtalya · military

On 10–11 January 49 BCE, saying "Alea iacta est" (the die is cast), Caesar led his army across the Rubicon, the river separating it from southern Italy; a general who crossed this legal boundary had committed treason.

Pompey and the Senate fled to Greece. | The birth of the expression "to cross the Rubicon"; the beginning of the Republic's last civil war.

Related civilizations

Frequently asked questions

What was Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE)?
On 10–11 January 49 BCE, saying "Alea iacta est" (the die is cast), Caesar led his army across the Rubicon, the river separating it from southern Italy; a general who crossed this legal boundary had committed treason.
When did Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE) happen?
49 BCE
Where did Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE) take place?
Rubikon Nehri, İtalya