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Question 8

What immediate Senate action in early 49 BCE prompted Caesar to cross the Rubicon with his army?

  1. The Senate's declaration of war on Gaul
  2. The Senate's order that Pompey retire from public life
  3. The Senate's abolition of the consulship
  4. The Senate's demand that Caesar disband his legions and surrender his provincial commandCorrect answer

Explanation

Backed by Caesar's principal rival, the Senate ordered him to surrender his army and provincial command or face treatment as an enemy of the state; he answered by leading a legion across the Rubicon. The Senate neither declared war on Gaul nor abolished the chief magistracy, and its demand targeted Caesar rather than his rival.

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