Monday, September 30, 2019

A New Order for the Ages

The motto Novus Ordo Seclorum appears on the great seal of the United States and on all dollar bills. It translates to a new order of the ages and was chosen by Charles Thomas, who was a former Latin teacher when the seal was being designed in 1782. This motto aptly fits the United States as the US government was the first global power to have a democratic system. This major shift in ideals marked a change for the world and for the ages. Additionally, the US was one of the first major civilizations to form a stable government from out of a revolution, another large marker in time. The United Sates creation was a new event in history that changed the world and the motto Novus Ordo Seclorum reflects that


- Riley

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novus_ordo_seclorum

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