In 49 BC, Julius Caesar defies the Roman Senate and crosses the Rubicon river into Italy, uttering “alea iacta est” (the die is cast), signaling the start of civil war ...
Julius Caesar reportedly said his last words in Greek: "And you, son Brutus" (Καὶ σύ, τέκνον Βροῦτε). But why did Caesar choose to speak these words in Greek? The Ides of March and Caesar’s ...