Rex quondam, Rexque futurus: The once and future king

Rex quondam, Rexque futurus: The once and future king
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Malory's words, said to be on the tomb of King Arthur, appear here alongside Arthur, as seen on the Christian Heroes Tapestry in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Saepe summa ingenia in occulto: Often the greatest minds lie hidden.

Saepe summa ingenia in occulto: Often the greatest minds lie hidden.
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Theatrical masks on a Roman mosaic from the Capitoline Museums drive home Plautus's point.

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Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? :But who will guard the guards themselves?

Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? :But who will guard the guards themselves?
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This line from Juvenal works well with this image of soldiers from Hadrian's Column in Rome.

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Son, come home with your shield or on it - Greek

Son, come home with your shield or on it - Greek
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This dying warrior, now in Munich, from the Temple of Aphaea at Aegina, Greece, falls with his shield in hand behind this line from Plutarch.

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Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis: I fear Greeks (even) bearing gifts

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis: I fear Greeks (even) bearing gifts
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The Trojan horse, as seen on this vase from the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, stands behind the quote from Vergil.

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Veni, vidi, vici: I came, I saw, I conquered

Veni, vidi, vici: I came, I saw, I conquered
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Nicolas Coustou's statue of Caesar located in the Louvre Museum is in the background.

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Virtus et sapientia: Virtue and wisdom.

Virtus et sapientia: Virtue and wisdom.
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This quote is placed before a mosaic of Sappho, located in the Piazza Museo Nazionale in Naples, Italy.

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