The empty noise of fame

Fame is but the empty noise of madmen.  Epictetus quoting Diogenes.  The Golden Sayings.  Section 2.  Number 187.

Closeup of a frieze on the Arch of Constantine depicting Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.   Much of the decorative material like this relief, though,  incorporated earlier work from the time of the emperors Trajan (98–117 CE), Hadrian (117–138 CE) and Marcus Aurelius (161–180 CE) photographed in Rome, Italy.