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Quotation from The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar

“Leap, fellow soldiers, unless you wish to betray your eagle to the enemy. I, for my part, will perform my duty to the commonwealth and my general”

Julius Caesar (spoken by Eagle-bearer of the tenth legion)

The Conquest of Gaul, Book IV.25, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869)

Portrait of Julius Caesar

As troops hesitate to wade ashore in Britain, an unnamed standard-bearer leaps into the sea and shames them into following.

Citation: "Leap, fellow soldiers, unless you wish to betray your eagle to the enemy. I, for my part, will perform my duty to the commonwealth and my general" — Julius Caesar, The Conquest of Gaul, Book IV.25, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869). (id the-conquest-of-gaul-q3)

Virtues: Fortitude, Honor

Portrait: Retrato de Julio César (26724093101) (cropped), Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España, Public domain.

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