"Καίσαρα φέρεις, καὶ τὴν Καίσαρος τύχην."
— Parallel Lives

January 1, 1970

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Cp. Suetonius, Julius Caesar, 58: Cæsarem vehis Cæsarisque fortunam. The traditional reply of Caesar to the mariner, Amyclas, when overtaken by tempest as he was secretly crossing from Durazzo to Brindisi (50 BC) in an open boat. The man declared he would go no farther. Caesar, grasping his hand, bade him fear nothing. Perge audacter, Caesarem vehis, etc.—"Go on boldly, you carry Caesar"—as above.