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Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant, by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1859), inaccurately depicting gladiators greeting Vitellius. Avē Imperātor, moritūrī tē salūtant ("Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you") is a well-known Latin phrase quoted in Suetonius, De vita Caesarum ("The Life of the Caesars", or "The Twelve Caesars"). [1]
The imperial oath is seen in other paintings, such as Jean-Léon Gérôme's Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant (Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute you) of 1859. In this painting, the gladiators are all raising their right or left arms, holding tridents and other weapons.
Quick Reference. Latin greeting, meaning ‘hail, be well’. According to Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars, gladiators in the arena saluted the Roman emperor with the words, ‘Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant [Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you].’. Ave atque vale Latin for ‘hail and farewell!’.
Feb 25, 2019 · Only a handful of Roman historians, long after the fact, mention the phrase — literally, “Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you” — and there’s little indication that it was in common usage in gladiatorial combat or any other games in ancient Rome. Nonetheless, “Morituri te salutant” has gained considerable currency ...
Mar 5, 2020 · Share this: “Avē Imperātor, moritūrī tē salūtant” (“Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you”) is a well-known Latin phrase quoted in Suetonius, De Vita Caesarum (“The Life of the Caesars”, or “The Twelve Caesars”). It was reportedly used during an event in AD 52 on Lake Fucinus by naumachiarii—captives and ...
Apr 5, 2023 · 4.1. Did Romans say Hail Caesar. 5. Did gladiator fights always end in death? 6. Conclusion. The Roman crowd would often chant “Hail, Caesar! Those about to die salute you!” to the Emperor before a gladiator fight. What did gladiators say before fighting?
Published online: 2016. Current Online Version: 2016. eISBN: 9780191826719. Last Words. Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant. Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you. gladiators saluting the Roman Emperor. Anonymous: Suetonius Lives of the Caesars ‘Claudius’ ch. 21.
