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Molon Labe (other)
'' Molon labe'' is an ancient Greek battle cry meaning "Come and take them". Molon labe can also refer to: * ''Molon Labe!'' (book), a 2004 novel by Kenneth W. Royce * "Molon Labe" (''Falling Skies''), an episode of the TV series ''Falling Skies'', first aired in 2012 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molon Labe
''Molon labe'' ( grc, μολὼν λαβέ, molṑn labé), meaning 'come and take hem, is a classical expression of defiance. It is among the Laconic phrases reported by Plutarch, attributed to King Leonidas I in reply to the demand by Xerxes I that the Spartans surrender their weapons. The exchange between Leonidas and Xerxes occurs in writing, on the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC). Grammar The phrase is in the Classical Greek of Plutarch, and does not necessarily reflect the Doric dialect that Leonidas would have used. The form is recorded in Doric as the aorist for , "to go, come". The classical pronunciation is , the Modern Greek pronunciation . The phrase is participial, and the translation would be "when you come, take it!” This use of the participle is known as the circumstantial participle in the grammar of classical Greek, i.e. the participle gives a circumstance (the coming) attendant on the main verb (the taking). It is a form of hypotaxis, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molon Labe! (book)
Kenneth W. Royce is an American author who primarily writes under the pen-name of Boston T. Party. He has written non-fiction books that offer a libertarian stance on privacy, police encounters, tax resistance and gun politics. His books are published by Javelin Press, which only publishes these works. He has written one fiction novel, ''Molôn Labé!'', and is one of the founders of the Free State Wyoming project. In 2005, Royce was interviewed by Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America on the nationally syndicated ''Live Fire'' radio show, about the Free State Wyoming project. He also speaks at Libertarian conferences. Synopsis of books According to Royce, the Constitution was written not with the intention of creating a free society, but to create a political system of an ever-expanding Federal Government at the expense of individual rights and state prerogatives. His 1997 ''Hologram of Liberty'' led to his conclusion that only a free state movement could possibly counter the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
