Rimini
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Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.
Clockwise from top left: Adriatic Sea and coast of Rimini; Rimini Beach in the Lungomare area; Rimini theatre and Pope Paul V in Cavour Square; Tiberius Bridge; Arch of Augustus; Malatesta Temple
Rimini's ancient harbour, portrayed in the mosaic of the boats from the domus of Palazzo Diotallevi
Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta called the Wolf of Rimini, by Piero della Francesca, c. 1450, Louvre
View of Rimini, engraving by Georg Braun (1572)
Crossing the Rubicon
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The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom meaning "passing the point of no return". Its meaning comes from the crossing of the Rubicon river by Julius Caesar in January 49 BC at the head of the 13
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…metres (300 feet), and numbering eight or more arches. In recent centuries, Riminese historians have claimed the bridge as the place where Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon. In October 2022, Rimini's municipal government incorporated the arch into a public park. Rimini has an extensive parks system, with 1.3 million square…
An idealized 1849 illustration of the crossing by Jacob Abbott (History of Julius Caesar). Modern historians, such as Mary Beard, note that Caesar likely crossed at night in a carriage, rather than on horseback as depicted here.
Retrato de Julio César