In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a ...

Julius Caesar ... Rubicon, his intriguing affair with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, and his untimely assassination at the hands of disgruntled Roman senators and their hidden daggers. Veni, vidi ...

Gaius Julius Caesar is marching southbound to the river Rubicon with an army. He pauses. To cross this river and move into Italy would amount to insurrection. Treason against the republic.