iacta alea est

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Translation of an Ancient Greek phrase by Menander, ἀνερρίφθω κύβος (anerrhíphthō kúbos, “let the die be cast”), quoted in its original language by Julius Caesar.

Pronunciation

Phrase

iacta ālea est

  1. (idiomatic) the die is cast (the future is determined)

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