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Ancient name of the small river flowing into
the Adriatic which, under the Roman Republic,
marked the boundary between Italy proper and
Cisalpine Gaul. When Caesar led his army
across it 49 BC he therefore declared war on
the republic; hence to `cross the Rubicon'
means to take an irrevocable step. It is
believed to be the present-day Fiumicino,
which rises in the Etruscan Apennines 16
km/10 mi WNW of San Marino and enters the
Adriatic 16 km/10 mi NW of Rimini.
2.
A river in Emilia-Romagna region, Italy;
rising NW of San Marino, it flows 40 km/25 mi
NE to enter the Adriatic NW of Rimini. The
Rubicon, when crossed by Julius Caesar, was
the southern boundary of Cisalpine Gaul.