Notes [←1 ]Today the road is called Via Dismano, connecting Ravenna and Cesena. Caesar's Tenth legion was located there, from which it took its name.
[←2 ]Puniceus Rubicon -- The Punic Rubicon. The writer and poet Lucanus was the first to call it that and it was never understood why until today. (Author's note)
[←3 ]Romanvia. Road to Roma, the road that leads to Rome. The Via Romea still exists today; the meaning is more or less the same.
[←4 ]The Punic Rubicon. In the beginning, the Rubicon was named Puniceus precisely because it served to prevent the descent of Hannibal's Punic soldiers, who mounted a surprise attack from the Alps.
[←5 ]Rubicon. Ruby-red, the official color of Rome. The Rubicon was so called because it was painted ruby red, to indicate the impassable border of Rome
