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TIL that Roman centurions carried vinewood staves to beat lazy soldiers, and one named Lucilius earned the nickname Cedo Alteram, meaning “Gimme Another!” in Latin, because he beat his soldiers so often that he kept breaking his staff and requesting another.
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His rival was nicknamed Iterum Facit
Commonly translated as “about-to-be-mutinied Mike”
Yeah, he got murdered in a mutiny.