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The book tells the story of the end of the Roman Republic and the consequent establishment of the Roman Empire. The book takes its title from the river Rubicon in the northern Italian peninsula. In 49 BC, Julius Caesar crossed this river with his army and marched on Rome , breaking a sacred law of the Roman Republic and throwing the nation into ...
Rubicon is a historical novel by American author Steven Saylor, first published by St. Martin's Press in 1999. It is the seventh book in his Roma Sub Rosa series of mystery stories set in the final decades of the Roman Republic. The main character is the Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder.
But the book also received reviews of a more negative tone, for example from Professor Ronald J. Weber of the University of Texas: [16] From the scholar's point of view the question is not whether Rubicon is a good book but whether it is a good history book. It lacks a thorough critical analysis of its primary sources.
The Rise of Rome (Everitt book) Roman Agrarian History and Its Significance for Public and Private Law; Roman Imperial Coinage; The Roman Revolution; The Roman Triumph; Romuléon (Miélot) Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon, a 1999 historical novel by Steven Saylor; Rubicon, a 1965 novel by Agnar Mykle; Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, a 2003 book by Tom Holland; Rubicon virus, a plot element in the Ilium/Olympos science fiction series by Dan Simmons; Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, a 2022 science fiction novel by Kelly Gay set in the Halo universe
The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom that means "passing a point of no return". [1] Its meaning comes from allusion to the crossing of the river Rubicon from the north by Julius Caesar in early January 49 BC.
Michael Craig Ruppert (February 3, 1951 – April 13, 2014) was an American writer and musician, Los Angeles Police Department officer, investigative journalist, political activist, and peak oil awareness advocate known for his 2004 book Crossing The Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil.
Rubicon is an American conspiracy thriller television series created by Jason Horwitch and produced by Henry Bromell that was broadcast on the AMC television network in 2010. The series centers on an intelligence analyst working for the American Policy Institute (API) in New York City.