Dublin is a city that did not have a strong Roman presence, but their influence surely reached. A few Romans considered invading Ireland, but it never happened. Regardless--Latin certainly made its way there!
As you enter the National Library in Dublin--an enormous mosaic covers the floor with this glorious word at the forefront. Sapientia--it says!
On several light posts around London there was this coat of arms with a Latin motto. Obedientia civium urbis felicitas -- I would translate this as The obedience of the citizens is the happiness of the city. Telling, no?
Here is a memorial to Ireland's military. Hmmm, a flame that always burns? Temple of Vesta, anyone?
From the Museum of Archaology, here are two Roman coins that were found. The difference in size is very striking. The large one has the head of Janus and the small one has the head of Augustus.
In the library of Trinity College is housed the Book of Kells, an old copy of the gospels. This is one of the best examples of Latin script written for not just meaning, but also beauty. My photos of the text itself didn't turn out, but this is a photo of one of the signs in the library (copyright to them!) showing some of the different and gorgeous ways the word "et" was written in throughout the book. If just "et" looks like this...imagine the rest of the thing!
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