[HN Gopher] Naumachia
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       Naumachia
        
       Author : diodorus
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2021-06-27 06:51 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | datameta wrote:
       | > Suetonius' account, written many years after the event, has
       | them salute the emperor with the phrase "morituri te salutant"
       | ("those who are about to die salute you"). There is no evidence
       | that this form of address was used on any occasion other than
       | this single naumachia.
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       | So this is when that famous quote allegedly originated.
        
         | SahAssar wrote:
         | Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars is the origin of much of what we
         | now consider roman (caveat: I'm not an expert at all), it's a
         | good read if you're interested.
        
       | Cybotron5000 wrote:
       | There's kind of a bit of a (thankfully bloodless) naumachia near
       | Spetses every year at the Armata festival:
       | https://www.greeka.com/saronic/spetses/festivals/armata-fest...
       | ...related to:
       | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nauplia_(1822)
       | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laskarina_Bouboulina
       | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spetses
        
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