vae victis
[ wahy-wik-tees; English vee-vik-tis ]
Latin.
woe to the vanquished.
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Cvis qudam innoxius, cu fundus in agr Albn erat, cum legns prscrptrum nmina s quoque vidret scrptum, Vae inquit miser mihi4!
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondThe most generally accepted opinion is, that it is derived from a Latin expression--vemi (vae mihi), "woe is me!"
It was indeed a case of vae victis,—woe to the conquered loyalists.
The Last Boer War | H. Rider HaggardSubsequently under the title “vae victis”: last published in 1870.
London Lyrics | Frederick LockerIn seven weeks the Paris Revolution was overthrown—and "vae victis!"
The life and teaching of Karl Marx | M. Beer
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