Ok, you lost me there. I guess I don't live in that universe.
Ok, you lost me there. I guess I don't live in that universe.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
It might be difficult to guess at once, but with good guessing you can narrow it down quite a bit I think. I'll add that it is a character known from literature.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
I know that statue from somewhere... I've seen it on photos before. But have no idea where it is or who he was.
I have absolutely no idea. It looks Slavic, but I can't for the life of me guess who it portrays.
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Сканија је Данска
عیسی پسر مریم گفت :' جهان است پل ، عبور بیش از آن است ، اما هیچ ساخت خانه بر آن او امیدوار است که برای یک روز ، ممکن است برای ابدیت امیدواریم ، اما ماندگار جهان اما ساعت آن را صرف در دعا و نماز برای استراحت است نهان
All of the Balkans is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier.
Otto von Bismarck
The theme is nordic.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
Correct, your turn
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
Pieskowa Skała, Poland
Lol, Jagmodo beat me to it. Good on ya. I found it because it's a castle in eastern Europe and I guessed it would be Poland because that's where Aquila is from. In addition I checked for the keyword "loggia" as a striking architectural feature.
Last edited by Muizer; February 27, 2013 at 05:41 PM.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
Some place in middle east
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United Arab Emirates?
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Found very little info at all, but from what I found it's the "abduction of Europa" and I found some blurry holidy picks suggesting it's in Alexandria, Egypt.
Last edited by Muizer; February 28, 2013 at 10:57 AM.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
You are completely right. This statue is in front of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt. Your turn and + rep of course.