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  2. The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom that means "passing a point of no return". Its meaning comes from allusion to the crossing of the river Rubicon by Julius Caesar in early January 49 BC.

  3. Jul 15, 2019 · To cross the Rubicon is a metaphor which means to take an irrevocable step that commits one to a specific course. When Julius Caesar was about to cross the tiny Rubicon River in 49 B.C.E., he quoted from a play by Menander to say " anerriphtho kybos! " or "let the die be cast" in Greek.

  4. Jan 12, 2023 · On 10 January 49 BC, Roman general Julius Caesar defied an ultimatum set to him by the Senate. If he brought his veteran armies across the river Rubicon in northern Italy, the Republic would be in a state of civil war.

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  5. Apr 20, 2014 · The expression means to make a difficult decision with irreversible consequences – in short, to pass the point of no return. It refers back to a decision made by Julius Caesar in January 49 BC that changed ancient Rome forever.

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  6. On January 10, 49 B.C.E., General Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, a stream separating Rome from the province of Gaul. Crossing the Rubicon began a civil war that would end the Roman Republic.

  7. If you say that someone has crossed the Rubicon, you mean that they have reached a point where they cannot change a decision or course of action. [ journalism ] He's crossed the Rubicon with regard to the use of military force as an option.

  8. May 26, 2024 · On a fateful January day in 49 BC, Julius Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River in Northern Italy and sparked a civil war that would spell the doom of the Roman Republic.

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