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The time Julius Caesar demanded his kidnappers raise their ransom
If you look back through the annals of ancient history, you'll find plenty of stories about ruthless rulers and terrifying warlords. But few figures possessed the sheer, unadulterated confidence of a ...
Julius Caesar and his formidable Roman army crossed the Rubicon River in 49 B.C. It was a momentous thing to do. Even today, people describe an important decision or event as “crossing the Rubicon,” ...
This week (Jan. 10 by the Roman calendar) in 49 B.C., Roman proconsul Julius Caesar and his army crossed the Rubicon River, which marked the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and Italy ...
President Trump signs an executive order. (Image from White House video) Commentators love to compare Donald Trump’s norm-breaking ways to Julius Caesar’s momentous decision to “cross the Rubicon” in ...
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