Secrets Of The Rubicon

The conversation between Caesar and the Flamen (#ulink_40cc1724-0be3-5503-a337-9f3bf629a176)

The Flamen curses the Rubicon border (#ulink_cb9f4c4f-cbc7-5902-86e4-1456f1733de8)

Superstition makes Caesar free a few horses on the (#ulink_deaf833c-caf1-504b-b8fe-6e719fb10b38)Rubicon to make them cross the forbidden border (#ulink_deaf833c-caf1-504b-b8fe-6e719fb10b38)

The Urgon witch (#ulink_fb33bf33-18b5-527f-b6d0-1f6174b782ad)

What was happening beyond the Rubicon among Pompey's ranks? (#ulink_65a6c345-6e50-53c4-9b85-672377cc2044)

The mysterious caves of Santarcangelo di Romagna (#ulink_bb6f4e69-76a7-5e4b-8b39-d1bae3c452d4)

The Cult of Mithras (#ulink_e10cc105-eb62-5cf6-b253-56f51c7a15c9)

The elections for the Chief Consul of the Year in Rome (#ulink_b3de5cc5-d072-509a-8757-9fef8fc2675e)

Caesar's secret plan (#ulink_e03a1cb3-5d72-508b-b9b0-4ec1a0a6efad)

Arriving in Rome, Caesar's men set about seeking alliances to influence his election (#ulink_a9b65a00-3a2f-5958-b779-55e1aea86ef5)

The festivities for the Head of the Year -- The New Year (#ulink_2e5ee603-9643-5cd2-9863-d36bcdbbc40f)

New Year on the Rubicon (#ulink_a1e2458b-618f-5b7f-b8ac-49b90ad0cc99)

Caesar secretly arranges the plan to attack the Rubicon (#ulink_24c76f51-d82e-5fb3-8f2c-0f2bb499c922)

Caesar pulls back to Ravenna far from the Rubicon (#ulink_fdab1325-7c15-531b-98cb-269ce3709955)

The day before the attack on the Rubicon (#ulink_70dd3240-a9d3-5f10-a384-b284a78053ca)

The Rubicon Malanotte (#ulink_68980bb8-6aab-5907-8807-0af7fbb1ee16)

Rubicon nightmares (#ulink_ddee0922-823a-5f1c-8ea8-0f8b6fddb9c0)

Caesar crosses the Rubicon and takes Rimini by surprise (#ulink_87441fcb-c04d-5a62-b5d9-9d99d763ce40)

The Urgon Malanotte and the Caligaes cemetery (#ulink_63036ada-f6a1-559d-8cf7-1ee59dd65612)

The Caligaes cemetery (#ulink_d7cd9ff2-a7c9-5a74-8a4e-a64f91b50a8d)

Pompey's troops on the Rubicon surrender to Caesar (#ulink_51605a77-7016-5ff6-a689-7fbd6a6a8f1a)

Caesar receives a message from the Flamen Jovis (#ulink_02c7a6ca-ffe9-5fbb-8b94-4431b14ab1fa)

Was there a small area of neutral land between the borders of Romagna and Rome? (#ulink_d0c5a222-bc41-57df-8f9f-024ac4dc8967)

Caesar's descent to Rome and the dire forewarnings of the population (#ulink_3efdec4c-c0d5-5a2f-bfea-ecd3b9d1a3b5)

Caesar's march through the Marche (#ulink_aee0f989-ff20-5383-a7ef-8b476116220a)

The cults in the temples of the Marche (#ulink_97f24bcc-165e-58e0-9146-b18028f3b103)

Caesar's conquest of Italy (#ulink_c9cce0e3-6a4a-595e-af35-c4906f700c65)

Caesar's end (#ulink_2c90f52e-53a4-569e-bd19-e25725f8f175)

Biography of the author (#ulink_fda2cd09-0c68-5ad1-810d-e89f7e743652)

By the same author: "The Ghost of Girolamo Riario" (#ud5d5d4a6-90a4-5f4c-afdb-613a4639075e)

By the same author: "Under the Green Branches - The Last Ghibellines" (#ulink_57dc520c-e981-5499-a00c-6f6b68c5d5e3)

Preface

Once upon a time, on the way to Rome, there was a land that was traversed and defended by the Romans as a sacred, impassable border.

That land was formerly called Flaminia, it was then renamed Romagna for reasons that you will soon discover for yourself.

Today that sacred and impenetrable border, protected by the Gods of Rome, is no longer, but it existed then and many events occurred around there.

At that time the Romans knew very well what that border was and why they had built it, but from the Middle Ages until today, no one knew where it really was and many have tried to find it.

But there was no unified search and three or four conflicting theories have arisen regarding its location.

But where did that border go? And mostly, what really happened there?

Today, and for centuries, many have continued to ask themselves this question. Occasionally various societies and academies have gathered together in argumentative meetings to decide, now in favor of one place, now in favor of another.

But to questions such as:

For who and why was that border built the first time?

Why and how was it built?

Why did the Romans call it Puniceus Rubicon?

Why were there red sands that no longer exist today?

Was there a place called 'Malanotte' (Dreadful night) on the banks of that border?

Did Caesar and many Roman legionaries have nightmares or a Malanotte before crossing that border?

It seems that no one has tried to answer these and many other questions.

And that is shame, because it would have led to discovering a few answers and much more about what the Rubicon was, and what it was for, which would have led to discovering why and who had built that border, plus many other novelties that you will discover for yourself while reading.

Briefly, we have been discussing and researching the location of the Rubicon for centuries, but before finding the location of this border, many failed to discover what it was for and who and why built it the first time before Caesar was even born.

And if anyone had investigated these things thoroughly, I am convinced they would inevitably have discovered this and more.