Auferre, Trucidare, Rapere

Description

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