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morituri te salutamus
[ moh-ri-too-ree te sah-loo-tah-moos; English mawr-i-toor-ahy tee sal-yoo-tey-uhs, -tyoor-ahy, -toor-ee, -tyoor-ee ]
Latin.
- we who are about to die salute you: said by Roman gladiators to the emperor.
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In just such a manner did the gladiators salute Nero with their "Morituri te salutamus!"
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"Morituri te salutamus," he said, and out of his abounding spirits began to sing: "The Germans are coming, oh dear, oh dear, The Germans are coming, oh can't you hear?"
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Morituri te salutamus, as the gladiators used to say.
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Among other things, when some condemned criminals were to fight as gladiators, and addressed him before the games in the sublime formula--"Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutamus!"
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