Caesar at the Rubicon | Story + Historical Commentary
May 02, 2025•26 min
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Episode description
A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!
Julius Caesar stands at the Rubicon river, as the Roman Republic teeters on the brink of civil war. Will he cross the Rubicon, march on Rome against his rival Pompey the Great and the Roman senate, and plunge the Republic into civil war?
A story from Roman history (Late Roman Republic, Civil Wars, 49 BC), featuring: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), Marcus Licinius Crassus
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CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Thumbnail Image:
Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (Adolphe Yvon, 1875)
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