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Dabit deus his quoque finem: God will also give an end to these things
 

This quote from Vergil's Aeneid looms over these Pompeiian remains, much like Mount Vesuvius in the background.

 
 

Damnant quod non intellegunt: They condemn what they do not understand
 

Together this quote and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina nod to the Library of Alexandria, lost in antiquity.

 
 

Ego sum rex Romanus et supra grammaticam: I am a Roman king and above grammar
 

Pisanello's portrait of Sigismund of Luxemburg, now in Vienna, is placed behind a quote, possibly from the king himself.

 
 

Errare est humanum.: To err is human
 

Eraser shavings serve as a nice addendum to this quote.

 
 

Experientia docet: Experience teaches
 

A weathered column stands behind this line from Tacitus.

 
 

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