Pompey's troops on the Rubicon surrender to CaesarThe fighting on the Rubicon continued intensely for another two days, before a general truce was called everywhere with the news that Caesar was already in Rimini and was recruiting soldiers for his new venture.
As Pompey's soldiers lowered their weapons, they were asked to swear allegiance to Caesar directly on the battlefield.
It started with the commanders and tribunes, then passed to the centurions and non-commissioned officers and finally to the legionaries.
For this, slightly raised wooden stages were built, where the tribunes and officers were made to climb up one at a time in front of everyone and had to say their name and rank out loud.
Then they were asked if they wanted to swear allegiance to Caesar, while the legionaries pre
