Thursday, October 06, 2022

 

A Quotation from Lucan

"Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)," Wikipedia (screen shot taken today):
Transcription (notes omitted):
The 32 life-size figures stand on an irregular octagonal base. The front (or south-facing side) of this base depicts the Great Seal of the Confederacy in low relief. In raised letters below the seal are the following words:
TO OUR DEAD HEROES

BY
THE UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY
VICTRIX CAUSA DIIS
PLACUIT SED VICTA CATON
CATON is Wikipedia's mistake for CATONI. Also, Wikipedia wrongly assigns PLACUIT to the bottom line (click once or twice to enlarge):
Lucan, Pharsalia 1.128 (tr. Jane Wilson Joyce):
The conquering cause pleased the Gods, but the conquered pleased Cato.

victrix causa deis placuit, sed victa Catoni.

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