This flower is a symbol of happiness and exhibits heliotropism.

He founded the Roman Empire.

August 15

"Nothing is certain, except death and taxes."

These sources of heat had special campus service assignments at Old Bedford campus.

This is the fastest growing woody plant.

This historian is considered the "Father of History".

January 1

"There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future."

Magdalen's original Bedford campus was a repurposed this.

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

This animal was considered sacred to the Egyptians.

February 11

"It ain't over till it's over."

Donated to the college by the Maher family in the 1980s, this source of entertainment currently resides in the Men's Residence.

This is the only species of bird that can fly backwards.

Considered the first civilization, its people built the world's first cities and developed the oldest known political and administrative systems, mostly centered in what is now Iraq.

May 13

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."

This was purchased by Magdalen College in 1980 from the Portsmouth Navel Shipyard Prison and held a place a prominence on campus.

This is the only species of mammal capable of true flight.

This route, spanning over 6,400 kilometers, played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West.

December 12

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Though transported with care, the stained glass window in Magdalen's Chapel of this saint broke in transit from the old campus.