1. Crosses the Rubicon

    · Rubicon River near Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy

    Crosses the Rubicon
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    Caesar crossed the boundary of his province with troops, openly initiating civil war against the Pompeian government. Ancient identification of the Rubicon with the modern river is traditional but not absolutely certain; exact crossing point is unknown.

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