Making the final and irrevocable decision, many people at the subconscious level pronounce Guy Julius Caesar's phrase - "The Rubicon is crossed". That is, there is no road back.
Instruction
1. Expression "to cross the Rubicon" it is closely connected with one more set phrase - "the die is cast". The history of their origin goes back to a political situation in the Roman republic. At that time Rome waged the aggressive wars in Gallia. Guy Julius Caesar as the talented commander led army at occupation of lands of present France. As the winner, he summoned to himself pro-consular powers in provinces Tsizalpinsky Gallia, Illyria and Narbonsky Gallia.
2. The military glory of Caesar amplified his feats in the territory of present Germany. The military valor and political sharpness made him the equal member of a triumvirate which they besides it entered Crassus and Pompeii. But political collisions, the death of Crassus who was his ally influential enemies in the Senate became the reason of decrease in the authority Caesar in governing bodies of the republic. As a result of political intrigues Caesar was deprived of the right to be chosen and hold the state positions. The triumvirate "went to pieces", the country was on the verge of civil war.
3. Guy Julius Caesar began to pose a real threat to the existing power, and she continued to make attempts to remove from political arena of the famous commander. Without wishing to hand over positions, Caesar offered the Senate compromise option by which a part of its protectorate departs under the power of the senate, and it keeps to itself(himself) two legions. The compromise was not accepted, and after the long debate the senate in absentia declared Caesar the exile. Honor, the civil rights, and it is possible and Caesar's life appeared questionable.
4. Having very insignificant forces deployed in Gallia, Caesar appeared – to start military operations before the choice and to become the criminal from positions of the existing legislation or to reconcile to the current situation and to live days on the won lands a political corpse. Besides personal ambitions there was also a real threat of unleashing of the civil fratricidal war, and, therefore, the considerable human victims. On the other hand, in case of a victory it was waited by an absolute power over the Roman Empire.
5. Caesar brought together the troops at a boundary of Italy and Gallia - the river Rubicon and on January 12 49 to N e after long reflections made the decision to force the river. "The die is cast" he quoted the Ancient Greek playwright Menandr, and war which result was an emergence of the Roman Empire began. Transition of Rubicon as a historical event is noted by the Roman historian Svetony and the Ancient Greek philosopher Plutarch. They immortalized a set expression - "to cross the Rubicon" that means – to make the irrevocable fatal decision.
6. As for the river Rubicon, it among the other rivers not abounding in water became a part of a system of melioration of modern Italy. In the late nineties the last century by topographical calculations Rubicon was identified as the Fyyumichino River crossing the modern Italian city of Savinyano-sul-Rubicon.