His monuments decay, and death comes even to his marbles and his names.
• "Epitaphia" 31: De Nomine Cuiusdam Lucii Sculpto in Marmore, line 10; translation from Hugh Gerard Evelyn White Ausonius ([1919-21] 1951) vol. 1, p. 159.
• "Epitaphia" 31: De Nomine Cuiusdam Lucii Sculpto in Marmore, line 10; translation from Hugh Gerard Evelyn White Ausonius ([1919-21] 1951) vol. 1, p. 159.
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Monumenta fatiscunt:
mors etiam saxis nominibusque venit.
— Ausonius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Monumenta fatiscunt:
mors etiam saxis nominibusque venit." in the context of "His monuments decay, and death comes even to his marbles and his names.
• "Epitaphia" 31: De Nomine Cuiusdam Lucii Sculpto in Marmore, line 10; translation from Hugh Gerard Evelyn White Ausonius ([1919-21] 1951) vol. 1, p. 159." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ausonius" (Quotes)
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