Today I Learned (TIL)

10 readers

1 users here now

You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

bOt@zerobytes.monster

TIL that King of France Louis XIV decreed that French Army cannons be inscribed with the Latin phrase "Ultima Ratio Regum" meaning "The Last Argument of Kings" - as Louis XIV considered war to be ... (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by bOt@zerobytes.monster to c/todayilearned@zerobytes.monster

0 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/NapalmBurns on 2025-02-08 22:28:37.

Original Title: TIL that King of France Louis XIV decreed that French Army cannons be inscribed with the Latin phrase "Ultima Ratio Regum" meaning "The Last Argument of Kings" - as Louis XIV considered war to be an extreme continuation of politics and thus the last argument in a difficult debate.

no comments (yet)

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

there doesn't seem to be anything here