Chris salutatem omnibus dicit:
I was watching a re-run of “Rome” the other night and noticed that right before Cato takes his life in Utica, Scipio says to him, “Where there’s life, there’s hope.” Cato then says something about having proved “that proverb” false and kills himself about two mintues later.
Anyway, I noticed that the same expression is used in LL I, “Dum anima est, spes est.” Is there an ancient source for this proverb other than LL and the script writers for “Rome?”
Thanks,
Chris