Before anyone else points this out...
I know what "alea iacta est" means in Latin.
The header is a little misleading, I know, but I don't think it means "May you live in interesting times" - that's a separate, Chinese proverb. I just added it because I like it as well.
I also know it's likely that Caesar never actually said it - it's merely attributed to him by Suetonius.
Additionally, if he did say it, it is more likely that, since (according to Plutarch) he was allegedly quoting the Greek poet Menander, that the phrase was uttered in Greek, ie anerriphthô kubos
Anyway, that was just clearing up some things.
Posted by Quentin George at August 26, 2005 05:55 PM