"Hic manebimus optime."
— Battle of the Allia
January 1, 1970
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Ancient Rome
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This is the best place to halt. (i.e. We can't do better than remain here.) — Livy, 5, 55 — In the sack of Rome by Brennus (390 BC), when it was being debated in Senate whether the government should not be transferred to Veii, it so happened that the guard of the day passed through the Forum, and the captain ordered the ensign, "Plant the colours here! This is the best place to stop." (Signifer, statue signum, hic manebimus optime.) The word of command reached the ears of the senators in the Cur
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This is the best place to halt. (i.e. We can't do better than remain here.) — Livy, 5, 55 — In the sack of Rome by Brennus (390 BC), when it was being debated in Senate whether the government should not be transferred to Veii, it so happened that the guard of the day passed through the Forum, and the captain ordered the ensign, "Plant the colours here! This is the best place to stop." (Signifer, statue signum, hic manebimus optime.) The word of command reached the ears of the senators in the Cur