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Show Crossing the Rubicon The Rubicon Is a very small, insignificant in-significant stream. In Koman times, it formed the boundary betwixt the province of Gaul modern France of which Julius Caesar was governor, gover-nor, and his native Italy, of which Imperial Rome was the center, says London Answers Magazine. Caesar, greatly daring, resolved to cross the Rubicon with his legions, to seize power In Rome, knowing full well that, by that act, he laid himself open to a charge of treason. He had probably been thinking of this for some time, weighing In his mind all Its risks against Its ultimate possible pos-sible success. Now he took the step which nothing could undo. lie crossed the Rublcoa Hp committed himself Irrevocably to his K'e&tes adventure. |