Morituri Salutamus: Poem For The Fiftieth Anniversary Comments

BUT, ABOUT THIS 'SALUTE' (''Morituri Salutamus'') , even if it's been widely represented and popularized by books and movies, it is questionable whether such a supposed ''gladiator salute'' was ever a customary sentence, since there is no evidence that this was common practice among gladiators.

''Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant'' - or ''nos morituri te salutamus'' - ''Ave, Cesare, coloro che stanno per morire ti salutano'' = ''Hail, Cesar, we, who are about to die, salute you''