e tan, e epi tan: (Greek) Either this, or upon this; either bring this back, or be brought home, dead, upon it. (The words of a Spartan mother when she gave a shield to her son going on military service.)
Simply Latin (and a bit of Greek)
e tan, e epi tan: (Greek) Either this, or upon this; either bring this back, or be brought home, dead, upon it. (The words of a Spartan mother when she gave a shield to her son going on military service.)