pass the Rubicon

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• cross or pass the Rubicon — idi cross or pass the Rubicon, to take a decisive, irrevocable step …   From formal English to slang

• Rubicon — in phrase to cross (or pass ) the Rubicon take a decisive step, 1620s, a reference to a small stream to the Adriatic on the coast of northern Italy, which in ancient times formed part of the southern boundary of Cisalpine Gaul; crossed by Caesar… …   Etymology dictionary

• Rubicon — /rooh bi kon /, n. 1. a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 mi. (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 B.C., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment. 2.… …   Universalium

• Rubicon — Ru•bi•con [[t]ˈru bɪˌkɒn[/t]] n. geg a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 mi. (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar began a civil war •… …   From formal English to slang

• Rubicon — ( Rubicō , Italian: Rubicone ) is a 29 km long river in northern Italy.The river flows from the Apennine Mountains to the Adriatic Sea through the southern Emilia Romagna region between the towns of Rimini and Cesena. Crossing the Rubicon is a… …   Wikipedia

• Rubicon — Ru bi*con, n. (Anc. geog.) A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C[ae]sar. [1913 Webster] Note: By leading an army across this river, contrary to the prohibition of the civil government at Rome,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rubicon-Rede — Auszug aus einem Manuskript der Rede mit der namensgebenden Formulierung: „I believe that we are today crossing the Rubicon. There can be no turning back.“ Als Rubikon Rede, englisch Rubicon speech beziehungsweise afrikaans Rubicon toespraak,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rubicon — /ˈrubəkɒn/ (say roohbuhkon) noun 1. the river in northern Italy forming the southern boundary of Caesar s province of Cisalpine Gaul, by crossing which, in 49 BC, he began a civil war with Pompey. Present name, Fiumicino. 2. a boundary or… …  

• History of the Constitution of the Roman Republic — The History of the Constitution of the Roman Republic is a study of the ancient Roman Republic that traces the progression of Roman political development from the founding of the Roman Republic in 509 BC until the founding of the Roman Empire in… …   Wikipedia

• Constitution of the Roman Republic — The Constitution of the Roman Republic was a set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through precedent.[1] The constitution was largely unwritten, uncodified, and constantly evolving. Rather than creating a government that was… …   Wikipedia

• Crisis of the Roman Republic — The Crisis of the Roman Republic refers to an extended period of political instability and social unrest that culminated in the demise of the Roman Republic and the advent of the Roman Empire, from about 134 BC to 44 BC. The exact dates of the… …   Wikipedia