![]() The Rubicon river marked a point in the return journey that, once crossed, meant there was no turning back for our boy Julius. Alea Jacta Est - or, the Die is Cast - were Caesar's purported words as he crossed the Rubicon on his way back to seize control over Rome by defeating Pompey and whoever the third member of history's least effective governing coalition was. Why the desire for the divine? Mainly because I've always wanted to write and be a writer so let's see how this ends up going for me. Though these are wonderful sayings, I clearly fell for alea jacta est and illegitimi non carborundum like UNC girls fall for Duke guys - with a sense of purpose and a hope for apotheosis. I know it's a lot of latin for a first post but not only have I rediscovered my love for it and the written word, I've also just found this great website that has a long list of translate phrases between latin and english.
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