Events with tag - Treason

January 10, 50 BC

Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River with his 13th Legion, committing treason against the Roman Republic and initiating a civil war that would transform Rome from a republic into an empire. His famous declaration 'the die is cast' marked this pivotal moment in history.

June 10, 1715

Arrest of Robert Harley

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London for alleged corruption and treason related to the South Sea Company scandal, marking a dramatic fall from grace for the former Lord High Treasurer.

September 23, 1780

Benedict Arnold's Treason Discovered

The pivotal moment in American Revolutionary War when Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to British forces was uncovered through the capture of Major John André carrying secret documents.