A thread idea, not sure if it will have much use, but anyway 
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-Μνασέας δὲ παρὰ Γέταις τὸν Κρόνον τιμᾶσθαι καὶ καλεῖσθαι Ζάμολξιν....
(According to Mnaseas - student of Eratosthenes, 3rd century BC scholar from Patrai - the Getae honor Saturn - Cronos - and call him Zamolxis). Source: Byzantine Souida encyclopedia.
-Isti Mirant Stella.
(Those people marvel at the Star). Text in a part of the Bayeux Tapestry, about the battle of Hastings and the build-up to it.
-Τὸ δὲ τὴν πόλιν σοι δοῦναι, οὔτ’ ἐμόν ἐστιν οὔτ’ ἄλλου τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν ταύτῃ· κοινῇ γὰρ γνώμῃ πάντες αὐτοπροαιρέτως ἀποθανοῦμεν καὶ οὐ φεισόμεθα τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.
(To give you the city is not my right or anyone else's of those living in it, it is our common opinion that we will all gladly die and do not worry about saving our own life). The ending of the reply of Constantine XI, in 1453, when asked to surrender the city and have himself and others spared.
You can post your own favorites. Here are some to start with:
-Μνασέας δὲ παρὰ Γέταις τὸν Κρόνον τιμᾶσθαι καὶ καλεῖσθαι Ζάμολξιν....
(According to Mnaseas - student of Eratosthenes, 3rd century BC scholar from Patrai - the Getae honor Saturn - Cronos - and call him Zamolxis). Source: Byzantine Souida encyclopedia.
-Isti Mirant Stella.
(Those people marvel at the Star). Text in a part of the Bayeux Tapestry, about the battle of Hastings and the build-up to it.
-Τὸ δὲ τὴν πόλιν σοι δοῦναι, οὔτ’ ἐμόν ἐστιν οὔτ’ ἄλλου τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν ταύτῃ· κοινῇ γὰρ γνώμῃ πάντες αὐτοπροαιρέτως ἀποθανοῦμεν καὶ οὐ φεισόμεθα τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.
(To give you the city is not my right or anyone else's of those living in it, it is our common opinion that we will all gladly die and do not worry about saving our own life). The ending of the reply of Constantine XI, in 1453, when asked to surrender the city and have himself and others spared.
