![]() ![]() All bad precedents have originated in cases which were good but when the control of the government falls into the hands of men who are incompetent or bad, your new precedent is transferred from those who well deserve and merit such punishment to the undeserving and blameless.") The first person to undoubtedly utter such a dictum was in fact John Fortescue ("It is better to allow twenty criminals to mercifully avoid death than to unjustly condemn one innocent person"). However, the Caesar's corresponding speech as transmitted by Sallust contains no such phrase, even though it appears to be somewhat similar in spirit ("Whatever befalls these prisoners will be well deserved but you, Fathers of the Senate, are called upon to consider how your action will affect other criminals. Quote source: Attributed by Edward Seymour in 1696 during the parliamentary proceedings against John Fenwick ( "I am of the same opinion with the Roman, who, in the case of Catiline, declared, he had rather ten guilty persons should escape, than one innocent should suffer"), to which Lieutenant General Harry Mordaunt replied "The worthy member who spoke last seems to have forgot, that the Roman who made that declaration was suspected of being a conspirator himself" (Caesar was the only one who spoke in the Senate against executing Catiline's co-conspirators and was indeed suspected by some to be involved in the plot). When they have leant upon them, according to their habit, they knock down by their weight the unsupported trees, and fall down themselves along with them. Trees serve as beds to them they lean themselves against them, and thus reclining only slightly, they take their rest when the huntsmen have discovered from the footsteps of these animals whither they are accustomed to betake themselves, they either undermine all the trees at the roots, or cut into them so far that the upper part of the trees may appear to be left standing. The shape of these, and the varied colour of their skins, is much like roes, but in size they surpass them a little and are destitute of horns, and have legs without joints and ligatures nor do they lie down for the purpose of rest, nor, if they have been thrown down by any accident, can they raise or lift themselves up. See bottom of section I.).Ĭommentarii de Bello Gallico There are also animals which are called elks. According to Lewis and Short ( Online Dictionary: alea, Lewis and Short at the Perseus Project. The Greek translates rather as “ let the die be cast!”, or “Let the game be ventured!”, which would instead translate in Latin as iacta ālea estō. He was reportedly quoting the playwright Menander, specifically “Ἀρρηφόρῳ” ( Arrephoria, or “The Flute-Girl”), according to Deipnosophistae, Book 13, paragraph 8, saying «Ἀνερρίφθω κύβος» ( anerrhíphtho kúbos). He declared in Greek with loud voice to those who were present ‘Let the die be cast’ and led the army across. A contrasting account from Plutarch, Life of Pompey, 60.2.9:. ![]() By crossing the river, he had committed an invasion of Italy. The Rubicon river was the boundary of Gaul, the province Caesar had the authority to keep his army in. Said when crossing the river Rubicon with his legions on 10 January, 49 BC, thus beginning the civil war with the forces of Pompey.As quoted in Vita Divi Iuli (121 CE) by Suetonius, paragraph 33 ( Caesar: … "Iacta alea est", inquit.“Julius Caesar Quotes: 1–30 of 30 Quotes.” Last modified August 4, 2021. Use MLA (Modern Language Association) style for the humanities, especially language and literature.Ĭaesar, Julius. ![]()
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