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The Footnote June 27, 2026 · Rubicon river

The Roman General Who Crossed a Small Italian River With One Legion on 10 January 49 BCE and Started a Five-Year Civil War

Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon — a small river marking the southern boundary of his Cisalpine Gaul governorship — on the night of 10-11 January 49 BCE with the XIII Gemina legion. The crossing was technically treason. It triggered the Roman civil war of 49-45 BCE, the defeat of Pompey, and the foundation of Caesarian autocracy. He reportedly said "alea iacta est" — "the die is cast" — as he crossed.

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The Coroner’s Report June 27, 2026 · Theatre of Pompey, Rome

The 23 Stab Wounds That Killed Julius Caesar in the Theatre of Pompey on 15 March 44 BCE and Started a 14-Year Civil War

Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by approximately 60 Roman senators in the curia attached to the Theatre of Pompey on the morning of 15 March 44 BCE. The post-mortem examination concluded that only one of the 23 wounds — the second, to the chest — was independently fatal. The assassination triggered the 14-year political-military struggle that produced Augustus's monarchy and ended the Roman Republic.

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The Footnote June 24, 2026 · Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria

The 27-Metre Granite Column in Alexandria That Has Almost Nothing to Do With Pompey

The 27-metre red granite column that stands on the Alexandrian acropolis where the [Serapeum once was](/articles/serapeum-destruction-391) is the largest free-standing ancient column in the Mediterranean world. The Crusaders gave it the name "Pompey's Pillar" in the 14th century. It was actually erected in 297 AD as a victory monument for the Roman emperor Diocletian, 350 years after Pompey was dead.

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