Caesar at the Rubicon | Story + Historical Commentary cover art

Caesar at the Rubicon | Story + Historical Commentary

Caesar at the Rubicon | Story + Historical Commentary

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!


Julius Caesar stands at the Rubicon river, as the Roman Republic teeters on the brink of civil war. Will he cross the Rubicon, march on Rome against his rival Pompey the Great and the Roman senate, and plunge the Republic into civil war?


A story from Roman history (Late Roman Republic, Civil Wars, 49 BC), featuring: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), Marcus Licinius Crassus


- - -


CREDITS


Music by Kevin MacLeod


Thumbnail Image:

Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (Adolphe Yvon, 1875)


What listeners say about Caesar at the Rubicon | Story + Historical Commentary

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.