Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I\'m becoming a god
Latin translation:
Vae, puto deus fio
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English term
I'm becoming a god
English to Latin
Social Sciences
History
Ancient Roman History
Hi
I hear that Vespasian said, “I'm becoming a god" when he died.
Please, what is the Latin for this expression?
Best
Simon
I hear that Vespasian said, “I'm becoming a god" when he died.
Please, what is the Latin for this expression?
Best
Simon
Proposed translations
(Latin)
| 3 | Vae, puto deus fio |
Roy vd Heijden
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| 5 | deus fio |
Joseph Brazauskas
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Proposed translations
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Roy vd Heijden
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
modo possem penitus deliberare
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: French to Dutch
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Vae, puto deus fio
"On 23 June 79, Vespasian was on his deathbed and expiring rapidly, he demanded that he be helped to stand as he believed "An emperor should die on his feet". He died of a fever. His purported great wit can be glimpsed from his last words; Væ, puto deus fio, "Oh! I think I'm becoming a god!"."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian)
See also: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/637860?uid=3737592&uid...
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian)
See also: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/637860?uid=3737592&uid...
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55 mins
Joseph Brazauskas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
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deus fio
'Fio' being the passive of 'facio', here used with medio-passive force. The full quotation from Suetonius (Vespasian, 23.4) is "vae (inquit) puto deus fio", "Alas, I think I'm becoming a god."
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