hail Caesar
Gladiator's final words
Hail Caesar is a salute to a ruler or authority figure, from the Latin *ave Caesar* used to address Roman emperors.
The phrase now appears mostly in historical contexts, jokes about someone acting imperious, or references to the famous gladiator's greeting: We who are about to die salute you.
It's also the name of a popular egg-and-anchovy salad dressing—though that Caesar was a restaurateur, not an emperor.
- saluteGestural sign of honor
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- RomeItaly's capital city
- ancient RomeEarly Italian empire city
- gladiatorAncient Roman arena combatant
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