Monumentum
Monumentum is a Latin noun of neuter gender meaning a monument, memorial, or object that preserves memory of a person, event, or idea. It is derived from the verb monere, “to remind,” with the suffix -mentum, indicating a device or result that causes remembrance. In Latin grammar, monumentum belongs to the second declension; its nominative singular is monumentum, genitive monumenti, and the plural is monumenta (nominative/accusative).
Classical usage covers physical structures such as statues, inscriptions, altars, or buildings intended to memorialize someone
In modern scholarship monumentum appears primarily in discussions of Latin epigraphy, literature, and ancient history. The