Julius Caesar: Crossing The Rubicon River

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Julius Caesar wrote this quote when he was crossing the Rubicon river. Julius Caesar was born around 100 BC. He grew up in a family of Roman aristocrats, this gave him much needed knowledge and advantages that would forever change the roman empire. Caesar in his early years was a soldier who worked his way up both politically and through the military. He became on of the most renowned generals of the roman army, and eventually seized power over the empire.
This quote isn’t found in any roman works. The main idea of this quote is that once a decision is made there is not turning back from it.
The die has been cast
I chose this quote because this is a very powerful quote that can be used to show the amount of responsibility a person has to take

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