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Ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.
Where they create a desert, they call it peace (They create desolation and call it peace). Tacitus, in his Agricola, was quoting the leader of the Britons who was conguered or whose country was devastated by the invading Romans.
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“pacem appellant”
Ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant.
They create desolation and call it peace.
Literally, "Where they create a desert, they call it peace" which is a quote from Tacitus' Agricola in which he was expressing the sentiments of a leader of the Britons who was defeated by the Romans.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group U
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pac-, peac-, peas-
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