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iacta

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Then alea iacta est, you have thrown your dice, and must destroy it before it destroys you.

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Then alea iacta est, you have thrown your dice, and must destroy it before it destroys you.

Example sentences

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Then alea iacta est, you have thrown your dice, and must destroy it before it destroys you.

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TIL Alea iacta est referred to ἀνερρίφθω κύβος (and is referred to by finyish du wedzha ).

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I originally didn't want to get pulled into this discussion, but I had to respond elsewhere, ergo alea iacta est.

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Do I believe that he uttered Iacta Alea Est just before doing so?

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Interestingly, the work in which this pleading occurs appears to not have been written until after the results of alea iacta est had settled down, in Caesar's favour.

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Perhaps; note that Einstein expended a great deal of effort attempting to patch up this world view in the face of QM, but kept running up against the experimental results that alea iacta est.

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Whenever someone uses "alea iacta est" to make a point, it's usually not the case to discuss Julius Caesar.

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Upon crossing he declared "alea iacta est", knowing full well what he set in motion.

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Ceasar quote "alea iacta est" -- well, famous from Asterix at least).

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Even in Latin the occasional transgression is sort of allowed: "Alea iacta est" - that is of course "idium".

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Then alea iacta est, you have thrown your dice, and must destroy it before it destroys you.