Casting the Die: Julius Caesar at the Rubicon | A Tale from Ancient Rome

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  

Episode Thumbnail Images: Modern statue of Julius Caesar at the Rubicon River, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy / The Rubicon River at Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy 

WDS Logo Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum