| Back | molon labe (mo-lone lah-veh) ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ |
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| Front | The phrase molon labe means "Come and take". It is a classical expression of defiance reportedly spoken by King Leonidas I in response to the Persian army's demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae. It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase. |
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