
134. Crossing the Rubicon: The rise of Julius Caesar
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So the 10th of January, Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon.
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- Julius Caesar crossed the banks of the Rubicon river with his legion on this day (maybe) over 2000 years ago. In the first of a two-parter, Tom explains how Caesar rose…
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