Strength and Honor

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Did Romans say strength and honor?

Maximus epitomizes the Roman ideal of a person of honor. The motto, “Strength and Honor,” by which Maximus exhorts his troops, is not just a catchy phrase in the movie, but was the personal code of the real Emperor Marcus Aurelius, as well as the Roman army. The soldiers in that day took an oath to support the emperor.

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Did Kerri Strug break her ankle on vault?

?During the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Strug famously broke her ankle on the vault. She performed her second vault injured, stuck the landing and helped Team USA clinch its first-ever team gold medal in women’s gymnastics. “Kerri Strug played through the pain and won gold.

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