I'm becoming a god
Latin translation: Vae, puto deus fio
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| i'm becoming a god Vae, puto deus fio Explanation: "On 23 June 79, Vespasian was on his deathbed and expiring rapidly, he demanded that he be helped to stand as he believed "An emperor should die on his feet". He died of a fever. His purported great wit can be glimpsed from his last words; Væ, puto deus fio, "Oh! I think I'm becoming a god!"." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian) See also: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/637860?uid=3737592&uid... |
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| i'm becoming a god deus fio Explanation: 'Fio' being the passive of 'facio', here used with medio-passive force. The full quotation from Suetonius (Vespasian, 23.4) is "vae (inquit) puto deus fio", "Alas, I think I'm becoming a god." |
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