Tuesday, November 19, 2024

 

Pro Patria

Livy 9.4.10 (tr. B.O. Foster):
I do indeed confess that it is glorious to die for one's country.

equidem mortem pro patria praeclaram esse fateor.
Horace, Odes 3.2.13 (tr. Niall Rudd):
It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country.

dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 9:53 AM


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