Caesar crosses the Rubicon
WarPoliticsJulius Caesar leads his army across the Rubicon into Italy in defiance of the Senate, starting a civil war with Pompey.
- Date
- 49 BCE · View on map
- Countries
- Italy
- Regions
- Europe
- Importance
- ★★★★★
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