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|type = [[River]] | |||
|location = [[Northern Italy]] | |||
|first mention = Tooth and Claw (TV story) | |||
|first = Crossing the Rubicon (comic story) | |||
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'' | |||
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The '''Rubicon''' was a [[North Italy|North Italian]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}) river between [[Italy]] and the province of [[Cisalpine Gaul]]. It was named for its red colour, which was caused by its bed of [[iron]]-rich [[clay]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') | |||
[[ | In 49 BC [[Julius Caesar]] refused to disband the army and crossed with it into Italy, an act which broke [[Rome|Roman]] law and incited a civil war. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') The crossing of the Rubicon was considered a [[fixed point in time]]. {{Ainley|c}} attempted to cross in Caesar's place only for the [[Seventh Doctor]] to thwart his plan. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Crossing the Rubicon (comic story)|Crossing the Rubicon]]'') [[River Song]] was also present at the crossing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') | ||
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The [[Tenth Doctor]] said to [[Rose Tyler]] that he could take her to see "[[Caesar]] crossing the Rubicon". ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') | |||
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The Rubicon was a North Italian (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) river between Italy and the province of Cisalpine Gaul. It was named for its red colour, which was caused by its bed of iron-rich clay. (PROSE: The Ruby's Curse)
In 49 BC Julius Caesar refused to disband the army and crossed with it into Italy, an act which broke Roman law and incited a civil war. (PROSE: The Ruby's Curse) The crossing of the Rubicon was considered a fixed point in time. The Tremas Master attempted to cross in Caesar's place only for the Seventh Doctor to thwart his plan. (COMIC: Crossing the Rubicon) River Song was also present at the crossing. (PROSE: The Ruby's Curse)
The Tenth Doctor said to Rose Tyler that he could take her to see "Caesar crossing the Rubicon". (TV: Tooth and Claw)
