Alliteration (Latin) Caesar. It has been noted that in these phrases that if one of two alliterated words has an "a" in it, it is usually placed second: Ferro Flammaque" "by sword and flame", Longe Lateque" "far and wide", Colles Campique" "hills and plains", Multi et Magni" "many and great". When the words are of unequal length, the shorter one usually precedes: Fama Fortuna" "fame and fortune", Aurum Argentum" "gold and silver", "Cura Custodiaque" "care and custody", and so on. As both and Cordier noted, the Latin language naturally lends itself to such phrases, making them part of everyday speech. Some apparent
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