If I were to get it then I'd get it exactly the same as on the official bage - then there'd be no cock ups ;) the a and the o are slightly different on the official badge but not so much on the third party mock up badge as someone rightly posted. It actually translates more directly into 'arrogance in battle' apparently! Hope you're happy with your new tattoo, looks deeeeecent!
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leithblue
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Dragging up my classical education now (I hope Edinburgh know I got my money's worth)....
The badge says Proelia, but according to my Lewis & Short (a dictionary bigger than some houses I've lived in) praelium is alternative spelling of proelium, but only used once. So, maybe not that bad.
Superbia has a lot of meaning. The last Roman king was Tarquinius Superbus, meaning Tarquin the Proud, who was kicked out (and the Republic founded, that kick-started Roman expansion) because he was a bit of a bellend really. Proud in this sense meant haughty, arrogant - so not proud in a good way.
However there are hundreds of references for the superb stem being used to mean pride in a more positive sense, so more an idea of deserved confidence.
I'm now away for a lie down
The badge says Proelia, but according to my Lewis & Short (a dictionary bigger than some houses I've lived in) praelium is alternative spelling of proelium, but only used once. So, maybe not that bad.
Superbia has a lot of meaning. The last Roman king was Tarquinius Superbus, meaning Tarquin the Proud, who was kicked out (and the Republic founded, that kick-started Roman expansion) because he was a bit of a bellend really. Proud in this sense meant haughty, arrogant - so not proud in a good way.
However there are hundreds of references for the superb stem being used to mean pride in a more positive sense, so more an idea of deserved confidence.
I'm now away for a lie down
FORZA CITY
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Re: Re: my tattoo
Mate, take a look at umbro's write up and the post I quoted previous to this one please.
leithblue said:Dragging up my classical education now (I hope Edinburgh know I got my money's worth)....
The badge says Proelia, but according to my Lewis & Short (a dictionary bigger than some houses I've lived in) praelium is alternative spelling of proelium, but only used once. So, maybe not that bad.
Superbia has a lot of meaning. The last Roman king was Tarquinius Superbus, meaning Tarquin the Proud, who was kicked out (and the Republic founded, that kick-started Roman expansion) because he was a bit of a bellend really. Proud in this sense meant haughty, arrogant - so not proud in a good way.
However there are hundreds of references for the superb stem being used to mean pride in a more positive sense, so more an idea of deserved confidence.
I'm now away for a lie down
Mate, take a look at umbro's write up and the post I quoted previous to this one please.
leithblue
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Re: Re: my tattoo
Mate, take a look at umbro's write up and the post I quoted previous to this one please.[/quote]
to be honest I'm not too bothered in how folk want to use the motto, its an absolutely dreadful one if you ask me, just talking to myself about the latin
Mate, take a look at umbro's write up and the post I quoted previous to this one please.[/quote]
to be honest I'm not too bothered in how folk want to use the motto, its an absolutely dreadful one if you ask me, just talking to myself about the latin
ManCitizens.
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I dont understand why people dont just get the tattoo done using the same font as on the badge, that way it cant go wrong but also looks better and more professional.
Would anybody think about getting a tattoo of the full badge done with some weird wacky design? I doubt it
Would anybody think about getting a tattoo of the full badge done with some weird wacky design? I doubt it
quiet_riot
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ManCitizens. said:I dont understand why people dont just get the tattoo done using the same font as on the badge, that way it cant go wrong but also looks better and more professional.
Would anybody think about getting a tattoo of the full badge done with some weird wacky design? I doubt it
There's quite a few on here got 'interpretations' of the badge, eagle, stars and all.
johnmc
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ManCitizens. said:I dont understand why people dont just get the tattoo done using the same font as on the badge, that way it cant go wrong but also looks better and more professional.
Would anybody think about getting a tattoo of the full badge done with some weird wacky design? I doubt it
My point exactly.
Barry Conlons wig
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chesney said:ive gone off the badge haha, oh well still love it!Manchestercitychorlton said:It's praelia.BlueHubert said:Sorry to break this to you but I reckon you have a spelling mistake in there.
The City motto is "Superbia in Proelio", you have Superbia en Praelio"
I hope I´m wrong, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I´m not.
Well that's what it looks like on the badge anyway
Its ok it now means pride in Bootle lmao