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Aedes Divi Iulii: Julius Caesar and His Times
For discussion of the life of Gaius Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, and Rome in his time.

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    Author: * Demetrios Xanthippos - 2 Posts on this thread out of 976 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Apr 24, 2004 - 15:58

    Well, the real reason that Alea iacta est is wrong is that Caesar said it in Greek. He was quoting from his favorite playwright Menander. We've had a few discussions about this somewhere here, but don't ask me just where. The generally accepted translation these days is more like "Let the dice fly."


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