Latin Verb Tense - SAT Subject Test in Latin

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Which phrase is Julius Caesar reported to have said when crossing the Rubicon river with his army?

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Julius Caesar when crossing the Rubicon, reportedly said, "Alea iacta est," which means "the die has been cast."

Both "Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentis." and "Arma virumque cano!" are from the Aeneid by Virgil.

The remaining two quotes are also Julius Caesar, "Veni, vidi, vici." was what he said about his military campaigns in England, and "Et tu, Brute?" was what he said when he laid dying in the Senate, stabbed by the senators.

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