VINCENZO MONTI
ABITO QUESTA CASA
QUI SCRISSE LA CANTICO DI BASVILLE
QUI GLI NACQUE CONSTANZA
CHE MOGLIE A GIULIO PERTICARI
PER OPIRA DI LETTERE
FU DEGNA DEL MARITO E DEI PADRE

SPQR
1872

The sign is on the wall of the house where the Italian poet and translator Vincenzo Monti (1828-1754) lived, known for his translation of the "Iliad"

The house was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Another sign indicating the history of the "Meeting Palace" building is also found on the site Click for sign's details

Translation of the text on the sign:
VINCENZO MONTI
LIVED IN THIS HOUSE
HERE HE WROTE THE SONG OF BASVILLE
CONSTANZA WAS BORN HERE
WHAT A WIFE TO GIULIO PERTICARI
FOR WORKS OF LETTERS
SHE WAS WORTHY OF HER HUSBAND AND FATHER

SPQR - Senatus Populusque Romanus - The Roman Senate and People - SPQR is used as the municipal symbol of the city of Rome.
1872