Peter Abelard antiquity for their virtues and for their discovery by the use of reason of many fundamental aspects of Christian revelation. At some point in this time Abelard wrote, among other things, his famous "Historia Calamitatum". This moved Héloïse to write her first Letter; the first being followed by the two other Letters, in which she finally accepted the part of resignation, which, now as a brother to a sister, Abelard commended to her. Sometime before 1140, Abelard published his masterpiece, "Ethica" or "Scito te ipsum" (Know Thyself), where he analyzes the idea of sin and that actions are not what
Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant modification to this quote, "Ave, Caesar, moriturus te saluto!" before collapsing on the floor of the Sheehan speakeasy in which he works. Written with optional macrons: . Classical Latin pronunciation: Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant "Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant" ("Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you") is a well-known Latin phrase quoted in Suetonius, "De Vita Caesarum" ("The Life of the Caesars", or "The Twelve Caesars"). It was reportedly used during an event in AD 52 on Lake Fucinus by naumachiarii—captives and criminals fated to die fighting during mock naval encounters—in the presence of the emperor