Rubico

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Rŭbĭco (nom. Rubicon, Luc. 1, 214 Cort. N. cr.), ōnis, m.,

a small river on the east coast of Italy , which formed the boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul; celebrated for having been crossed by Caesar at the breaking out of the civil war; prob. the modern Pisatello , Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 115; Cic. Phil. 6, 3, 5; Suet. Caes. 31; Luc. 1, 214.