Language: "Memento mori" — "remember you must die" — was a ritual…

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Did you know? "Memento mori" — "remember you must die" — was a ritual in ancient Rome. Triumphant generals during victory parades were accompanied by a slave who repeatedly whispered in their ear: "respice te, hominem te memento, memento mori" — look behind you, remember you are mortal, remember death. A counterweight to hubris.

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"Memento mori" — "remember you must die" — was a ritual in ancient Rome. Triumphant generals during victory parades were accompanied by a slave who repeatedly whispered in their ear: "respice te, hominem te memento, memento mori" — look behind you, remember you are mortal, remember death. A counterweight to hubris.

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