hail emperor die salute known latin phrase quoted life reportedly event captives criminals fated die fighting mock naval encounters presence emperor reports replied non variant include nos 1st person die salute response 15th century texts fare despite later times phrase recorded roman history historians question customary salute likely isolated appeal desperate captives criminals condemned die noted roman historians unusual mass granted survivors historical source material source material comes works roman historians born events probably writing probably writing wrote event quoted phrase writing mentions event quote phrase known record phrase writings point letting water gave sea fight combatants cried hail emperor die salute thee replied cum non refused fight maintaining pardoned time destroying fire sword throne running edge lake ridiculous induced fight partly threats partly promises performance fleet engaged numbering incident described writings roman consul historian wrote greek book roman history states conceived desire exhibit naval battle certain lake building wooden wall stands assembled enormous multitude military wore beautiful woven threads gold rest spectators pleased fancy sea fight condemned criminals ships styled assembled single body addressed fashion hail emperor die salute thee wise save ordered fight simply sailed opponents lines injuring little possible continued forced destroy source variations interpretation person main differs sources quotes person meaning salute greet quotes person meaning salute greet apart latin greek expressions meaning response stated sources fare suggesting act favor earliest editions published rome venice version accepted nineteenth century seen edition returned better quality manuscripts edition chiefly ninth century oldest known extant version work corrected reported response non notes responses describing jokes combatants pretended understand meaning need risk lives battle describes possible attempt states notes text reading fifteenth century manuscripts editions case emperor simply returning literal meaning safe sound understood dismissing writing describes response cruel interpreted act favour grant lives soon gave understand proceeded contrary principle cruelty cultural background fourth roman emperor dynasty ruled following death death according fond games said risen crowd matches given praise fighters criticized leaving arena executions custom noble classes presided new original events soon coming power instituted games held honor father birthday annual games held honor accession took place camp proclaimed emperor celebrated secular games religious festival revived mark anniversary founding rome occasion participated wild animal hunt according elder setting fight killer whale trapped harbor public varied combat large scale events potentially thousands deaths called romans large scale bloody spectacular event taking place ships held large lakes flooded arenas prisoners war criminals condemned die tasked naval battles death public entertainment selected known unlike held usually called celebrate notable events held event lesser area celebrate fourth victory honored triumph writes held inaugural games including event men battle held reports practically combatants spectators perished called celebrated completion drainage work agricultural land project italy largest inland lake mile long crater lake mountain range located miles rome project took years complete employed men included hill construction mile tunnel lake river tunnel described greatest roman tunnel despite initially achieving partial success longest tunnel construction according order impressive character work viewed larger number naval battle arranged lake model earlier spectacle given light vessels smaller force publication noted criminals according sources probably represent provinces rome italy number remarks suggestive description event according writing years event equipped nineteen thousand combatants lists surrounded leave unauthorized points escape reserved space centre display rowing arts impetus usual incidents engagement stationed companies squadrons covered operate rest lake occupied marines vessels shores hills mountain formed kind theatre soon filled multitude attracted neighbouring towns capital curiosity respect sovereign presided gorgeous military far distant greek mantle cloth gold battle criminals contested spirit courage blood flowed combatants destruction usage roman times considered transactions observed salute widely represented embellished numerous works dealing roman best known cited roman customs recognized lay academic writings customary salute emperor ancient reference salute case striking example belief found historian book rome ancient rome people city height empire book author member professor director rome cites phrase writes vivid poetic detail melancholy parade past emperor prior entering following review source material related observes fighters convicted criminals sentenced death intended fate massacre slaughter lake surrounded prevent mass breakout surrounded crack soldiers guard infantry cavalry protected equipped reinforced ships bearing marines ready action concludes formal salute likelihood isolated incident mass plea sympathy mercy desperate convicted men sentenced death specific occasion accounts reasonably assume condemned die invoked regular formal salute appeal occasion hope winning emperor sympathy replied non took words meaning non die indicating pardon says quasi data refused fight finally yielded emperor force fought survivors slaughter conclusion accordingly evidence quoted salute ancient references refer men condemned die references specific episode circumstances indicate supposed salute regular salute broadly agrees stating evidence common practice far know time phrase event staged notes hard phrase came occasion regular formula hand expect hear naturally serve role feed line portraying invincible comments effect latin source person greek source notes interpretation response fighters maneuver rules governing arena kyle sources record supposed salute context come true treated elite captives criminals doomed die usually fought killed salute appeal failed forced kill earnest initiative pseudo salute fighting men despite criminal non professional status intended turned proper day survived concludes sources remark incident arena practice mass usage modern times taking root modern roman customs phrase passed contemporary culture including use air force pilots biography titled die world war film entitled marvel comic 1980s called focused inevitably going die adventure time episode set act plays 1890s canonical novel novel epilogue book named caribbean mystery popular music 1980s music video games paper title peer reviewed medical research political maiden speech market commentary global financial crisis modern art fiction non fiction poetry related roman period sci comedy motion picture main protagonists encounter greeted customary phrase translated affluent simply going kick ass writing pronunciation written optional classical latin pronunciation
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