Adventure Time: Morituri Te Salutamus Rewatch
November 16, 2015 5:28 AM - Season 3, Episode 2 - Subscribe
The duo choose to partake in gladiatorial combat against the Fight King's ghost warriors, but Finn succumbs to bloodlust while Jake becomes obsessed in keeping a cool morale.
The second pair Finn fights, Verus and Priscus, are based on real gladiators:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verus_%28gladiator%29
posted by noia at 8:14 AM on November 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verus_%28gladiator%29
posted by noia at 8:14 AM on November 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
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From the AT wiki
"Morituri Te Salutamus" is roughly half of a Latin phrase commonly translated as "We who are about to die, salute you!" It is often associated with ancient Roman gladiators.[1]
This episode is such a great story that really feels like it could only be told in the AT universe.
posted by drezdn at 5:29 AM on November 16, 2015