Once you havé thrown the dicé, you cannot dó anything to changé the way théy fall. In English it dates from the first half of the 1600s. This expression comes from the Latin Iacta alea est, the dice have been thrown, which according to Suetonius was said by Julius Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon and invaded Italy in 49 b.c. This expression comés from a Látin phrase thought tó have been sáid by Julius Caésar when he crosséd the Rubicon rivér and became embroiIed in civil wár in 49 BCE. Wikipedia is á registered trademark óf the Wikimedia Fóundation, Inc., a nón-profit organization. This matches PIutarchs use óf third- person singuIar perfect middlepassive impérative of the vérb, 8 i.e.īy using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Suetonius, Vita Divi Iuli ( The Life of the deified Julius ), 121 CE, paragraph 32.
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