Podcast: Latin from Zero Trevi Fountain

Latin from Zero: By Digital Monastery · Oct 26, 2026 · 6m · transcript

Inscription

CLEMENS XII PONT. MAX.

AQVAM VIRGINEM

COPIA ET SALVBRITATE COMMENDATAM

CVLTV MAGNIFICO ORNAVIT

ANNO DOMINI MDCCXXXV PONTIF. VI

PERFECIT

BENEDICTUS XIV PONT. MAX.

POSITIS SIGNIS ET ANAGLYPHIS TABVLIS

IVSSV CLEMENTIS XIII PONT. MAX.

OPVS CVM OMNI CVLTV ABSOLVTVM

A.D. MDCCLXII

The three principal inscriptions on the facade of the Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi), Rome. Rows preserve the monumental transcription; reading lines reconstruct each inscription’s sentence across its rows.

Reading line one

Clemens duodecimus pontifex maximus aquam Virginem copia et salubritate commendatam…