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English to Latin translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / possible quotation | ||||
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5 +4 | Si vis pacem, para bellum |
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Si vis pacem, para bellum Explanation: Literally it means: "If you want peace, have war ready" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2006-11-15 08:14:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Still, the English sentence you wrote down is much like the longer version which the above and more famous quote was derived from: "Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum". Literally it means: "Then, anyone who longs/wishes for peace should ready war plans" and it is taken from "Epitoma rei militari" (also known as "De Rei Militari","Of the art of war") by Publius Flavius Vegetius, a writer of the 4th century a.D. HIH |
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