(August 17, 2023 at 8:30 am)FlatAssembler Wrote:(July 30, 2023 at 8:49 pm)Astreja Wrote: "Memoria eorum" translates as "the memory of them" - in other words, others' memories of the deceased. Very common on war memorials - the motto of the Royal Canadian Legion is "Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus," or "We will remember them" (retain the memory of them).
The passage essentially means that [others'] memories of the dead will eventually fade into nothingness.
Did you study Latin at a university? How old are you that you remember such details? Based on your profile picture, I'd guess you are at least 50.
Why don't you make a list and post the qualifications that those who are fortunate enough to be allowed to respond to your stupid questions must have.
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell 
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