Principle of the Day

Principle:  'The glory of the world passes away.'   'Sic transit gloria mundi.' - a Roman Maxim.

Quoted from the film 'Patton' ; ......the story behind the maxim is as follows.....

In ancient Rome, the phrase is said to have been used on occasions when a Roman general returning from a victorious campaign with his conquered foe in chains before him, his children attired in white riding on white horses, his chariot pulled by white stallions, passing the Via Appia, through the Forum Romanum, past the Colosseum, was parading through the streets of Rome during the victory celebration known as a 'Triumphal Procession'. 

Standing behind the victorious general was a slave, who had the task of reminding the general that though all the glory of Rome was at his feet at that moment..... that just as certainly all glory is fleeting. The servant reminded him of this by whispering in his ear, whilst holding a golden olive branch above his head;  'Sic transit gloria mundi' .......'The glory of the world passes away.'

........original photography, editing and artwork by bleujay.

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