FWIW, a quick google turned up only three results for that phrase, each of which was from Animats, but on Slashdot. Cool phrase, even if it's apparently not that old
It's from a novel, I think. It reflects battle results of legions against barbarians. One on one, the barbarians could win. A formed legion could take on a larger group of barbarians and win. See Gallic Wars.
Google's coverage of books is worse than it used to be. Search results from old books don't come up much any more.
Non composita legio heroum. Heroes sunt quos legio necat.
(Please tell me how I'm butchering my Latin here, still learning!)
Yeah, I get nothing from a quick search too.
I wouldn't even think to know who would have said something so mundane about the legions. Cesar would never have said something like that. The closest that I can think of would be Pompey, but such a saying would have been too glib even for him.
Animats|2 years ago
Google's coverage of books is worse than it used to be. Search results from old books don't come up much any more.
Balgair|2 years ago
(Please tell me how I'm butchering my Latin here, still learning!)
Yeah, I get nothing from a quick search too.
I wouldn't even think to know who would have said something so mundane about the legions. Cesar would never have said something like that. The closest that I can think of would be Pompey, but such a saying would have been too glib even for him.