*Caesar Crosses the Rubicon and Begins Roman Civil War, 49 BC* 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
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Origins (Ubisoft, 2017)
Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/music/)

Thumbnail Images (Creative Commons/Royalty-Free):
Modern statue of Julius Caesar at the Rubicon River, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy
(https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/eeb9f5a0-bb9b-4dba-b6db-509dd37d4128)
The Rubicon River at Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy
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Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BCE, Delphi Archeological Museum
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Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece
(https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-santorini-flowers-and-coast/498578/)
Font: Monograms Toolbox
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