Vae victis
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vae-victis-205-18839633
title:
Vae victis
text:
Vae victis is Latin for "woe to the vanquished", or "woe to the conquered". It means that those defeated in battle are entirely at the mercy of their conquerors and should not expect—or request—leniency. According to tradition, in 390 BC, an army of Gauls led by Brennus attacked Rome, capturing all of the city except for the Capitoline Hill. Brennus besieged the hill, and finally the Romans asked to ransom their city. Brennus demanded 1,000 Roman pounds of gold, and the Romans agreed to his term
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Latin phrase
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vae_victis
date created:
2004-08-17T04:08:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:02:32Z
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