On the Greek Historians

I rejoice that it is destined to arrive especially in those places where most noble and distinguished men know how to value literature and scholars at their true worth. Among these men, I name for the sake of honor the most illustrious and magnificent Domenico Molino Domenico Molino (1572–1635) was a prominent Venetian senator and patron of the arts who served as a bridge between Italian and Northern European scholars., a man renowned for the merits of his ancestors, but even more so for his own virtue. Whatever one might say of his virtue will always be insufficient. But you especially, most great and illustrious Lord Ambassador, with that calm and serene expression with which you are accustomed to receive me, accept now this monument of my intellect, such as it is. It is indeed hardly worthy of your refined and polished judgment. However, it will be considered all the more precious by everyone because it has been dedicated to the sanctuary of your most famous name original: "sacrario fuerit appensum." Literally "hung in the shrine," this is a classical allusion to the practice of hanging votive offerings in a temple to honor a deity or commemorate an event..

Leiden Lugduni Batavorum: the Latin name for the city of Leiden in the Netherlands, home to a famous university, February 24, 1623 original: "vi Kal. Mart. Ann. CIƆIƆCXXIII." The Roman date "six days before the Kalends of March" corresponds to February 24. The year uses the Roman numeral system where CIƆ represents 1,000 and IƆ represents 500..