Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon on January 10, 49 BC, marked a defining moment in Roman history, heralding a seismic shift in the Republic’s power dynamics. The Rubicon, a river that demarcated the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy proper, was more than…
Read MoreOn January 7, 49 BC, the Roman Republic crossed a point of no return—not with the tramp of legions or the clash of steel, but with a decree of the Senate and the flight of two frightened magistrates. What followed would soon culminate in…
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