hic jacet


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hic jacet

A Latin phrase meaning "here lies" that is often inscribed on gravestones. This headstone is a mystery—it says "Hic jacet" with no name underneath!
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He does so when he claims that he will retrieve his lost drum from the field of battle, or "hic jacet" (3.6.62).
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Fiat justitia, ruat coelum, Post mortem unum, ante bellum, Hic jacet hoc, ex-parte res, Politicum e-conomico est.
"Political economy." (salesmen)
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