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In umbra, igitur, pugnabimus — Then we will fight in the shade

In umbra, igitur, pugnabimus means Then we will fight in the shade.

This saying is tied to the Spartan answer at Thermopylae and to Cicero's Latin version.

Students usually meet this saying from grade 4 upward.

Related lesson words: in + ablative, umbra, pugno.

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