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The phrase "Crossing the Rubicon" is a [[metaphor]] for deliberately proceeding past a point of no return. It originates with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar]'s invasion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Ancient Rome] when, on January 10, 49 BC, he led his army across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon Rubicon River] in violation of [[law]], hence making conflict inevitable. Therefore the term "the Rubicon" is used as a synonym to the "point of no return".

The phrase "Crossing the Rubicon" is a [[metaphor]] for deliberately proceeding past a point of no return. It originates with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar]'s invasion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Ancient Rome] when, on January 10, 49 BC, he led his army across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon Rubicon River] in violation of [[law]], hence making conflict inevitable. Therefore the term "the Rubicon" is used as a synonym to the "point of no return".