Caesar crosses the Rubicon and takes Rimini by surpriseOnce they had overcome the fear of crossing the Rubicon, the game had begun or, if you prefer, the die had been cast.
In a surreal silence, three hundred horsemen and fifteen hundred foot soldiers marched towards Rimini alongside Caesar.
Caesar was lightly armed, intending to take the key posts of Rimini quickly without much force, while Pompey's soldiers defended the Rubicon towards Cesena, knowing full well that the surprise factor would do the rest.
Arriving in Rimini in the morning they immediately met with Curio and Mark Anthony who, mistreated had fled from Rome, perhaps they had stopped in Rimini to prepare for its fall and reunite with Caesar.
Together they advanced towards the forum, practically without resistance, in a ci
