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The phrase is participial, and the translation would be "when you come, take it!" This use of the participle is known as the circumstantial participle in the grammar of classical Greek, i.e. the participle gives a circumstance (the coming) attendant on the main verb (the taking). [ 3 ]
"Come and take it" is a long-standing expression of defiance first recorded in the ancient Greek form molon labe "come and take [them]", a laconic reply supposedly given by the Spartan King Leonidas I in response to the Persian King Xerxes I's demand for the Spartans to surrender their weapons on the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. [1]
Halte la! On ne passe pas! French card, 1915. The widespread use of the slogan originates from the 1916 Battle of Verdun in the First World War when French Army General Robert Nivelle urged his troops not to let the enemy pass. [2]
Molon Labe is the perfect example of a Laconic phrase (although the Spartans were generally masters of the noble art of terse verbal machismo, along with the later Vikings).-- Peter Knutsen 19:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC) [ reply ]
The Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) is a sub-unified command of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). [2] It is responsible for planning special operations throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR), planning and conducting peacetime joint/combined special operations training exercises, and orchestrating command and control of peacetime and wartime special operations as ...
Kenneth W. Royce is an American author who primarily writes under the pen-name of Boston T. Party. [1] [2] He has written non-fiction books that offer a libertarian stance on privacy, police encounters, tax resistance and gun politics. [3]
Relief at the entrance of the Cultural Center of the Armies in Madrid, showing the Latin phrase "Si vis pacem, para bellum.". Si vis pacem, para bellum (Classical Latin: [siː wiːs ˈpaːkɛ̃ ˈparaː ˈbɛllʊ̃]) is a Latin adage translated as "If you want peace, prepare for war."
sit sine labe decus: let honour stainless be: Motto of the Brisbane Boys' College (Brisbane, Australia). sit tibi terra levis: may the earth be light to you: Commonly used on gravestones, often contracted as S.T.T.L., the same way as today's R.I.P. sit venia verbo: may there be forgiveness for the word: Similar to the English idiom "pardon my ...