morituri te salutant Phrase
Meaning:
those who are about to die salute you
Comment
Used once in Suetonius' De Vita Caesarum 5, (Divus Claudius), chapter 21,[70] by the condemned prisoners manning galleys about to take part in a mock naval battle on Lake Fucinus in AD 52. Popular misconception ascribes it as a gladiator's salute. See also: Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant and Naumachia.
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