Crossing the Rubicon. To cross the Rubicon is to take an irreversible step, often involving some...

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Page 1: Crossing the Rubicon. To cross the Rubicon is to take an irreversible step, often involving some danger. To cross the Rubicon is to take an irreversible.

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To cross the Rubicon is to take an To cross the Rubicon is to take an irreversible step, often involving irreversible step, often involving some danger.some danger.

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Example: When I told my boss exactly Example: When I told my boss exactly what I thought of her, I knew I had what I thought of her, I knew I had crossed the Rubicon and would soon crossed the Rubicon and would soon be seeking employment elsewhere.be seeking employment elsewhere.

Example: When we announced our Example: When we announced our intention to be the state champions, intention to be the state champions, the members of our team felt we had the members of our team felt we had crossed the Rubicon and that all our crossed the Rubicon and that all our efforts would need to be directed efforts would need to be directed toward having our best season.toward having our best season.

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Origin: After defeating the Gauls in Origin: After defeating the Gauls in the Gallic Wars, the Gallic Wars, JULIUS CAESARJULIUS CAESAR was ordered home by his enemies in was ordered home by his enemies in the Senate, so he traveled south the Senate, so he traveled south toward Italy. The toward Italy. The RUBICONRUBICON was the was the RIVERRIVER forming the northern forming the northern BOUNDRYBOUNDRY of Italy. By Roman law, a of Italy. By Roman law, a general was forbidden from crossing general was forbidden from crossing into Italy with an army. into Italy with an army.

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Nevertheless, Caesar Nevertheless, Caesar LED HIS LED HIS ARMY ACROSS THE RIVER,ARMY ACROSS THE RIVER, making making civil war inevitable. After Caesar civil war inevitable. After Caesar crossed the Rubicon, there was crossed the Rubicon, there was NO NO TURNING BACKTURNING BACK for him and his for him and his troops.troops.