What is "invictus"

Latin adjective, "unconquered, unsubdued, invincible."

"Invictus" is a short Victorian poem by the English poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). It was written in 1875 and published in 1888 — originally with no title — in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses, in the section Life and Death (Echoes).

Early printings contained a dedication To R. T. H. B.—a reference to Robert Thomas Hamilton Bruce (1846–1899), a successful Scottish flour merchant, baker, and literary patron. The title "Invictus" ( Latin for "unconquered") was added by editor Arthur Quiller-Couch when the poem was included in The Oxford Book of English Verse.

Invictus is the eighth studio album from New York-based power metal band Virgin Steele. It is the third part of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell saga, exploring the relationships and conflicts between humanity and divinity. The album's name is Latin for Unconquered.

" Invictus" is a short poem by William Ernest Henley.

Invictus may also refer to:

• Invictus (film), a 2009 biographical sport drama film
• Invictus (album), an album by Virgin Steele
• Invictus (Iconoclast III), an album by Heaven Shall Burn
• "Invictus", a composition for band by Karl King
• Invictus Records, a record label operating between 1968 and 1977
• Invictus (Vampire: The Requiem), a covenant in the role-playing game
• Invictus Games (company), a PC games company dedicated to the racing genre
• Invictus Games (multi-sport event), an international sporting event for wounded soldiers
• Invictus Gaming, an eSports team
• Invictus (epithet), a Latin epithet for various Roman deities meaning "unconquered, invincible"
• Sol Invictus, the sun god of the Roman Empire
• Sol Invictus (band), English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford

Invictus is a 2009 American- South African biographical sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation about the events in South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was hosted in that country following the dismantling of apartheid. Freeman and Damon play, respectively, South African President Nelson Mandela and François Pienaar, the captain of the South Africa rugby union team, the Springboks. Invictus was released in the United States on December 11, 2009. The title refers to the Roman divine epithet Invictus and may be translated from the Latin as "undefeated" or "unconquered". "Invictus" is also the title of a poem by British poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). The film was met with positive critical reviews and earned Academy Award nominations for Freeman ( Best Actor) and Damon ( Best Supporting Actor).

Invictus (Iconoclast III) is the sixth studio album by German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn and is the last part of the Iconoclast trilogy, following their previous studio album Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) released in 2008 and the live CD/DVD Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance) released in 2009.

It was released on May 21, 2010 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On June 8, 2010 it was released in the United States. The band uploaded the songs "Combat" and "The Omen" on their Myspace profile as a preview.

The album entered the German Media Control Charts at #9. Selling 900 copies in the first week Invictus entered the US Top Heatseekers at #48