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Rubicon, small stream that separated Cisalpine Gaul from Italy in the era of the Roman Republic. The movement of Julius Caesar’s forces over the Rubicon into Italy in 49 bce violated the law (the Lex Cornelia Majestatis) that forbade a general to lead an army out of the province to which he was.
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It was known as Fiumicino until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon, famously crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BC. The river flows for around 80 km (50 mi) from the Apennine Mountains to the Adriatic Sea through the south of the Emilia-Romagna region, between the towns of Rimini and Cesena .
Researchers used the Tabula Peutingeriana, a surviving copy of a Roman map from the Middle Ages, to verify the Rubicon based on its 12-mile distance from Arimunum, which is now known as Rimini. Roman Empire Wall Map
Dec 3, 2023 · The Rubicon River served as an important natural boundary between Northern Italy, and the Italian Peninsula. In ancient times, it was seen as the division between Italy, Southern Italy and the Cisalpine Gauls. Julius Caesar famously crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, on his march to Rome, declaring “The die is cast.”.
Oct 5, 2023 · Map: Rubicon River. As can be seen in the map above, the Rubicon River flows just north of Rimini in the region Emilia-Romagna, from the Apennines and into the Adriatic Sea. Back in the days of the Roman Empire, this area marked the entry from Cisalpine Gaul into Italy.
May 11, 2018 · Rubicon Ancient name for the River Fiumicino in n central Italy. It formed the border between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul. In 49 bc, Julius Caesar precipitated civil war by ‘crossing the Rubicon’ into Italy with his army, hence the modern phrase meaning to take an irrevocable step.
The location of the Rubicon River (fl. Rubico) on an originally 4th century CE Roman itinerary map, between the cities of Ravenna (left) and Arminium (right).
