crossing the Rubicon

The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom meaning "passing the point of no return". Its meaning comes from the crossing of the Rubicon river by Julius Caesar in January 49 BC at the head of the 13th Legion.

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Which happened first?

• crossing the Rubicon happened 8 years after Silla
• crossing the Rubicon happened 11 years after Dacia
• crossing the Rubicon happened 12 years before Herodian Kingdom of Judea
• crossing the Rubicon happened 12 years before Goguryeo
• crossing the Rubicon happened 22 years before Principate

Timeline

1. Dacia60 BC–AD 106
2. Silla57 BC–AD 892
3. crossing the Rubicon (this page)January 49 BC
4. Goguryeo37 BC – October 22, AD 668
5. Herodian Kingdom of Judea37–4 BC
6. Principate27 BC–AD 284

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