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Complete Definition of "Rubicon"

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English
Proper noun
Rubicon

  1. rivers An ancient Latin name for a small river in northern Italy which flows into the Adriatic Sea. It marked the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 BC began a civil war.

Derived terms
cross the Rubicon

See also
rubicon

fr:Rubicon

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