Rubicon plinth
The forum was the scene for Julius Caesar’s famous speech to his soldiers on the 10th of January 49 B.C, after having crossed the Rubicon, when he uttered the words “alea jacta est”, or “the die is cast”. The Rubicon in this period marked the border between Rome and what was known as Cisalpine Gaul (Northern Italy). Military commanders like Caesar were expressly forbidden from leading armies into Rome, for obvious reasons. When Caesar crossed the Rubicon river, he effectively declared war on the senate. |
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