Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you. — Suetonius
Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you.
In the original Latin
Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant.
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★ 3.9Said by gladiators saluting the Roman Emperor prior to combat.
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Bion. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 4, ch. 7, sect. 50.
Original citation
Bion. Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius. c. 240 AD, bk. 4, ch. 7, sect. 50.
