<><><>ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ<><><>


Molon labe (Ancient Greek: μολὼν λαβέ, translit. molṑn lab\xe9, lit. 'having come, take'), meaning "come and take [them]", is a classical expression of defiance. According to Plutarch,[1] Xerxes I—king of the Achaemenid Empire—demanded that the Spartans surrender their weapons and King Leonidas I responded with this phrase. It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase.