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4 +1 | morituri te salutant |
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morituri te salutant Explanation: This version is literally "those who are about to die salute you". There is another version "Nos morituri te salutamus" but I suspectthis is actually a translation back into Lating of the English form. Theres a couple of other version of the Latin, too. Sadly, there are no original recordings of the gladiators to confirm what they really said. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-02-01 14:44:21 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Not only gladiators entering battle (with each other): some of them were to be torn to pieces by lions, etc. ... |
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