File:Roman-mosaic-know-thyself.jpg
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Memento Mori mosaic from excavations in the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia, Rome, Italy. Now in the National Museum, Rome, Italy. The Greek motto gnōthi sauton (know thyself, nosce te ipsum) combines with the image to convey the famous warning: Respice post te; hominem te esse memento; memento mori. (Look behind; remember that you are mortal; remember death.)
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| current | 02:11, 9 January 2017 | | 1,186 × 780 (495 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Memento Mori mosaic from excavations in the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia, Rome, Italy. Now in the National Museum, Rome, Italy. The Greek motto <i>gnōthi sauton</i> (know thyself, <i>nosce te ipsum</i>) combines with the image to convey the famous warning: <i>Respice post te; hominem te esse memento; memento mori.</i> (Look behind; remember that you are mortal; remember death.) |
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