Si vis pacem, para bellum

Latin adage translated as, "If you want peace, prepare for war"
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Si vis pacem, para bellum

Summary

Si vis pacem, para bellum is a Latin phrase[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (818 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's image is recorded as Casino Militar (Madrid) 02.jpg[3].
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[4].
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's instance of is recorded as motto[5].
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's Commons category is recorded as Si vis pacem, para bellum[6].
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[7].
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0667kz[8].
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's Treccani Vocabulary ID is recorded as si-vis-pacem-para-bellum[9].
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 평화를 원한다면 전쟁을 준비하라[10].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Latin phrase[4] and motto[5].

Why It Matters

Si vis pacem, para bellum ranks in the top 7% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (818 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Si vis pacem, para bellum. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/si-vis-pacem-para-bellum
MLA “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/si-vis-pacem-para-bellum.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_si-vis-pacem-para-bellum_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Si vis pacem, para bellum}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/si-vis-pacem-para-bellum}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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