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The Rubicon (Latin: Rubico; Italian: Rubicone [rubiˈkoːne]; [1] Romagnol: Rubicôn [rubiˈkoːŋ]) is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, just south of Cesena and north of Rimini. It was known as Fiumicino until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon, famously crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BC.
Fiumicino (Italian: [fjumiˈtʃiːno]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). [2] It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport , the busiest airport in Italy and the ninth-busiest in Europe , which serves Rome and much of central Italy.
A combination of natural and man-made changes caused the original Rubicon to change course repeatedly. For centuries the exact location of the original river was unknown. In 1991, the Fiumicino, a river which crosses Savignano sul Rubicone, was identified as the most likely location for the original Rubicon.
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.
The Rubicon was the limes (limit) of Cisalpine Gaul. [5] [22] Detail of the Tabula Peutingeriana around the Rubicon. The milestone recovered in 1949 records 7 Roman miles from Ariminum. In the Tabula Peutingeriana, the Rubicon is marked between Ad confluentes (identified with San Giovanni in Compito) on its left bank and 12 Roman miles on its ...
Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the Roman empire.
The operators of the show cave claim that it contains the world's longest navigable underground river, the Rubicon. [2] This river is around 700 meters long and created the cave as it flowed. [ 2 ] Within the river, there are shrimp from the genus Niphargus , along with other crustaceans.
In December 1973, Fatah, a Palestinian military organization executed series of attacks originating at Rome-Fiumicino Airport in Italy which resulted in the deaths of 34 people. [1] The attacks began with an airport-terminal invasion and hostage-taking, followed by the firebombing of a Pan Am aircraft and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight.