Rubicon
A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the…A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C.E. began a civil war.
» Caesar leaves Gaul, crosses the Rubicon, and enters Italy.
Cäsar verläßt Gallien, überquert den Rubikon und zieht nach Italien ein. — Waldelfe
Цезарь покидает Галлию, переходит Рубикон и вторгается в Италию. — marafon
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3 senses(historical)A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C.E. began a civil war.
Rubikon
Рубико́нRubikón
Рубіко́нRubikón
The same river in the present day, identified with a river previously named Fiumicino.
A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
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From Latin Rubicō, Rubicōn (“the Rubicon”), possibly from rubeus (“red, reddish”), from ruFrom Latin Rubicō, Rubicōn (“the Rubicon”), possibly from rubeus (“red, reddish”), from rubeō (“to be red”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”), an allusion to the colour of the river caused by mud deposits.
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