crossing the Rubicon

Quand

Jan 49 av. J.-C.

Type

Opération militaire

Coordonnées

44.09° N, 12.40° E

Description

historical event and idiom

Idiom meaning a point of no return

The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom meaning "passing the point of no return". Its meaning comes from the crossing of the Rubicon river by Julius Caesar in January 49 BC at the head of the 13th Legion. Caesar was not allowed to command an army within Italy proper, and by crossing the river with his forces was defying law and risking death.

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