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Latin battle cries

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:00 pm
by FabiusCunctator
Has anyone noticed the battle cries in Latin that Roman troops in LA shout when you issue orders to them? It's a pretty cool detail.

There are several different versions. My somewhat rusty Latin skills have only permitted me to make out a couple of them. When you click on the troops to give a command, they sometimes say, "Quod mandatum, imperator? - which means, "What orders, general?" Then when you issue the order, they sometimes say, "Ad victoriam!" - "To victory!"

However, there are other battle cries that I haven't yet made out. (I've only been playing the game for a few days.) Has anybody else?

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:55 am
by IainMcNeil
I could tell you but that would spoil the fun :)

Glad you are enjoying yourself!

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:37 pm
by FabiusCunctator
Good, don't tell! But did you have a classicist to help you with the Latin? I'd be interested in learning more about the research that went into the game.

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:55 pm
by IainMcNeil
We did have someone translate it for us, but it was so long ago I cant remember much about it :)