What happened January 49 AD - Historydraft

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Bellaria-Igea Marina, Rimini, Italy
Sunday Jan 10, 49 BC
Roman Republic
Caesar with his army crossed the river Rubicon
Bellaria-Igea Marina, Rimini, Italy
Sunday Jan 10, 49 BC
On 10 January, Caesar with his veteran army crossed the river Rubicon, the legal boundary of Roman Italy beyond which no commander might bring his army.

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Roman Republic (Present-Day Italy)
Thursday Jan 7, 49 BC
Roman Republic
Senatus consultum ultimum was vested Pompey with dictatorial powers
Roman Republic (Present-Day Italy)
Thursday Jan 7, 49 BC
On 7 January of 49, the Senate passed a senatus consultum ultimum, which vested Pompey with dictatorial powers. Pompey's army, however, was composed largely of untested conscripts.

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Roman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)
Friday Jan 1, 49 BC
Roman Republic
Caesar presented an ultimatum to the senate
Roman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)
Friday Jan 1, 49 BC
On 1 January 49, an agent of Caesar presented an ultimatum to the senate.

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