Description Overview Auferre, trucidare, rapere Falsis nominibus imperium (they call these things “empire” under false names) Atque ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant To plunder, to slaughter, to steal They falsely call empire And where they make a desert, they call it peace Definitions Auferre: to carry away; to plunder Trucidare: to slaughter; to massacre Rapere: to seize; to steal Falsis: false; deceptive Nominibus: by names; under names Imperium: empire; dominion Atque: and; and also Ubi: where Solitudinem: desolation; a wasteland; a desert Faciunt: they make; they create Pacem: peace Appellant: they call; they name Quotation They call these things “empire” under false names.