
“Discrimen,” they called it—an instant of perilous and excruciating tension, when the achievements of an entire lifetime might hang in the balance.

“Discrimen,” they called it—an instant of perilous and excruciating tension, when the achievements of an entire lifetime might hang in the balance.

Clear-sighted as he was, however, not even Caesar could anticipate the full consequences of his decision. In addition to “crisis point,” “discrimen” had a further meaning: “dividing line.”