Which historic figure was reputed to have said ‘The die is cast’ as they stood at the edge of the Rubicon River?
Crossing the Rubicon Italy. In January of 49 BC, Caesar brought the 13th legion across the river, which the Roman government considered insurrection, treason, and a declaration of war on the Roman Senate. According to some authors, he is said to have uttered the phrase ""alea iacta est""—the die is cast— as his army marched through the shallow river. Today, the phrase ""crossing the Rubicon"" is an idiom that means to pass a point of no return. During the Roman republic, the river Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul to the north-east and Italy proper (controlled directly by
Standing Figure: Knife Edge cast 0 and cast 00, are owned by the Henry Moore Foundation, with one displayed in Greenwich Park from 1979 to 2007, and again since 2011. There are other examples at: Standing Figure: Knife Edge Standing Figure: Knife Edge is a bronze sculpture by the English artist Henry Moore. It was cast in two full-size versions: "Standing Figure: Knife Edge" (LH 482) in 1961, and a larger "Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge" (LH 482a) in 1976. The sculpture also is sometimes known as "Standing Figure (Bone)" or "Winged Figure". Moore first conceived the work in 1961. It is based on