![]() ![]() “Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. Traditionally Iacta alea est has been translated into the die is cast and used as a way of indicating that something has passed a point of no return, or that you have made your move and that things are now out of your hands and there is no turning back. “It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those whoĪre willing to endure pain with patience.” ![]() “If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.” Once we cross this river, no turning back. This quote is also believed to have been, “Alea iacta esta” – The die will have been cast. This plaque is likely the source of Plutarchs reasoning that he said it after the battle.Īttributed to Julius Caesar when he was crossing the Rubicon in 49 B.C.,Īn action which provoked the start of the first Civil War. This is also said to have been the inscription he had on the sides of his platform which he used in his triumphal parade on his return to Rome. 'Alea iacta est' means 'the die is cast' and 'veni vidi vici' means 'I came, I saw, I conquered. In Plutarch “Life of Caesar”, said after the defeat of Pharnaces at Zela in 47 BC ![]()
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