The site of the Games, Olympia, sank into oblivion, ravaged by earthquakes and floods.

奥运举办的地点奥林匹亚被遗忘、被地震和洪水摧毁。

And whereas most mortals sink into oblivion, laureates live on in their output, which Horace, a Roman poet, called a " monument more lasting than bronze" .

尽管大多数人死后都会被遗忘，但桂冠艺术家却在作品中不朽，罗马诗人贺拉斯称这是“比青铜更隽永的纪念碑”。