Vae Victis Tapestries

The Latin saying "Vae victis" means "Woe to the vanquished" and comes from an account by Livius of the Gaulish king Brennus. A cool Latin design with a portrait of the Gaul Brennus.

The Latin saying "Vae victis" means "Woe to the vanquished" and comes from an account by Livius of the Gaulish king Brennus. Great gift for friends and fans of antiquity and ancient Rome.

After the Celts sacked Rome in 390 BC, they agreed to leave the city only after the Romans paid a massive quantity of gold. After the Romans complained to Brennus that the Celts were cheating by weighing the gold with faulty weights, Brennus rose to his feet, threw his sword on the scale and exclaimed the now famous, “Vae victis!” which translates to, “Woe to the vanquished!” In other words, “what are you going do about it?” The sacking of Rome by the Celts left a psychological scar on the Romans which they never forgot.