What does Ave Caesar Nos Morituri Te Salutamus mean?

What does Ave Caesar Nos Morituri Te Salutamus mean?

Ave Caesar Morituri te Salutant, by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1859), depicting gladiators greeting Vitellius. “Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant” (“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”).

Who is the author of Ave Imperator te salutant?

Morituri te salutant, by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1859), 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”).

What did the Roman salute Ave, Imperator mean?

Ave, Imperator: Morituri te salutant is an old Roman salute to the Emperor attributed to gladiators who were about to die in the arena. Ave, Imperator: Morituri te salutant is an old Roman salute to the Emperor attributed to gladiators who were about to die in the arena.

Where did the phrase morituri te salutant come from?

Nonetheless, “Morituri te salutant” has gained considerable currency in both popular culture and academia. Russell Crowe mouths it in the film “Gladiator,” and it’s used over and over by heavy metal bands (most cheekily by AC/DC, who tweaked it “For those about to about to rock, we salute you.”).

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