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In January, 49 BC, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River with his army. The Rubicon River was the natural boundary between Rome & Gaul. Bringing an army into Rome was illegal. This act started a civil war that would end the Roman Republic and create the Roman Empire. Caesar’s act of “crossing the Rubicon” became a synonymous phrase that meant going past the point of no return. Another quote comes to mind;