Vae victis (IPA /wai wiktiːs/) is Latin for "Woe to the vanquished (ones)" or also "Woe to the conquered (ones)". (This is the plural form—the singular is Vae victo if the conquered is masculine, Vae victae if the conquered is feminine). In 387 BC, an army of Gauls led by Brennus Brennus (4th century) attacked Rome, capturing all of the city except for the Capitoline Hill, which was successfully held against them. Brennus besieged the... [read more]
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