Posted this on r/totalwar as throwback to m2tw loading screen quotes and a discussion opened up about the significance of each language choice.
Hope someone here can clear it up.
Thanks.
He never said such a thing. I answered this exact question a few months ago, so I'll leave you here a link to my answer.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/sjnutj/comment/hvgqavj/