Gaius Julius Caesar is marching southbound to the river Rubicon with an army.
He pauses.
To cross this river and move into Italy would amount to insurrection. Treason against the republic. Doing this, entering Italy at the command of troops, would lead he and his men to automatically be condemned to death.
Caesar considered this. Standing on the northern shore of the river, he uttered one phrase.
“iacta alea est.”
“The die is cast.”
He pressed forth. Over the river. South.
Into Italy.
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