I wouldn't be surprised. Trying to cross anything with an army is difficult, and it was sort of like Sam taking a step further than he had every gone before.
I believe it's so insignificant that the exact location isn't even known.
Its real significance was that it was the border between Gallia Cisalpina and Italy, which meant that a magistrate was not allowed to take his army past it under Sullan laws.
It's a long forge across the Rubicon.
Someone posted on here last week that the actual Rubicon is an 8 ft wide creek.
I wouldn't be surprised. Trying to cross anything with an army is difficult, and it was sort of like Sam taking a step further than he had every gone before.
The width isn't the only thing. If it's 8 ft deep, yeah, you're gonna have to work to cross it.
Very true.
I believe it's so insignificant that the exact location isn't even known.
Its real significance was that it was the border between Gallia Cisalpina and Italy, which meant that a magistrate was not allowed to take his army past it under Sullan laws.