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The Rubicon is a subcluster of star systems located at the rimward-by-trailward edge of the Elysian Fields.
It is situated at the rimward edge of the Elysian Fields, between the Argentine Arm spinward, the Acadian Expanse trailward, and Sunset Gates rimward.
The subcluster includes at least five sovereign states: the Colonial Republic of Boreale, People's Republic of Kitiya, Federation of Aurelia, Mdina Colonial Republic, and Petrarca Colonial Republic.
The Rubicon is principally comprised of nine primary star systems: Aurelia, Avanti, Boreale, Capriccio, Kitiya, Mdina, Petrarca, Sardus, and Vivaldi.
Etymology
From Latin Rubicō, Rubicōn (“the Rubicon”), possibly from rubeus (“red, reddish”), from rubeō (“to be red”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”), an allusion to the colour of the river caused by mud deposits. Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon, a small river in northeastern Italy, on 10 January 49 B.C.E., indicated his intention to start a civil war with Pompey.
History
Counties and territories
| Flag | Common and Formal Names | Alignment | Settled Worlds | Population | Capital System | Capital Planet | Capital City | Classification |
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Federation of Aurelia | Aurelia | Regional Power | |||||
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Colonial Republic of Boreale | Boreale | Small Power | |||||
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People's Republic of Kitiya | Kitiya | Middle Power | |||||
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Mdina Colonial Republic | Mdina | Small Power | |||||
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Petrarca Colonial Republic | Petrarca | Small Power |