Identifier: storyofgreatestn02elli (find matches)
Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch

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he zenith of his success. Inall Caesars campaigns he had never confronted a mutiny. Heknew his men would stand by him to the death. Most of themwere provincials or foreigners, who cared a thousand-fold morefor their leader than for the country whose nominal soldiers theywere. C?esar sent forward some cohorts to the river Rubicon, abouttwenty miles distant, forming the frontier of his province. Hefollowed them the same evening. The crossing of this streaminto Italy would be a declaration of war against the Republic. Itis said that when Caesar reached the bank, and realized the momentous im-portance of the step, he hesitated for a long time. At last, his resolution wasformed, and, exclaiming, The die is cast! he plunged into the river and madehis way to the other shore. Now that the irrevocable step had been taken, there was no thought ofturning back. The fight between him and the Republic had opened, and couldnot stop till one was the victor and the other was in the dust. Reaching Ari-
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C/ESAR CROSSING THE RUBICON Rome—Caesars Rebellion 375 minum, a few miles away, Caesar sent back orders calling for the advance of allhis armies. Three legions were stationed at Narbo to watch the forces of Pom-pey in Spain, while the rest were to come to him with all possible speed. Hiswhole invading strength for the time did not number more than 6,000 men,hardly a third of those at the disposal of Pompey, who could perhaps have over-whelmed him by a vigorous attack. But when the news of the crossing of theRubicon reached Rome, Pompey quaked with fear, for neither he nor his gov-ernment had dreamed of such a daring act. Pompey hurried away through thesouthern gate of the city, shouting for all good citizens to follow. Thousandsstreamed along the Appian Way, angered less against the man from whom theywere fleeing than the one who had made their flight necessary. Meanwhile, Caesar steadily advanced toward Rome. He was welcomed bythe various towns, and the road to the city lay open. B

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