This is the third piece in our series Monthly Latin – one Latin phrase or quotation a month. Our fascination of this old language may very well keep it alive for centuries to come. This one must be one of the most well-known Latin phrases, one that everyone should know. And one that has bearing in anyone’s life at one point or another.
Alea iacta est
Uttered of course by Julius Caesar as he was crossing the river Rubicon with his army in Northern Italy on January 10th, 49 B.C. Crossing the river meant there was no turning back. He was challenging Pompey and Rome, and would either die for trying or win the looming civil war. Well, we all know how things went.
One more thing about that phrase though. It has been said that Caesar borrowed it from his favorite Greek writer of comedy, Menander.
And The die is cast lives on.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alea_iacta_est
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Rubicon-river-that-Julius-Caesar-crossed-still-exist-Where-is-its-location
http://usdefensewatch.com/2018/01/like-caesar-america-has-crossed-the-rubicon/
Journeys of Life 