posteritas (time, and persons): posteri, homines qui futuri sunt (persons). To hand down anything to posterity, aliquid memoriae prodere, aliquid posteritati notum facere (general term); litteris aliquid prodere (by writing): to come down to posterity, ad posteritatem pervenire: to transmit one’s name to posterity, memoriam prodere: this will descend to the latest posterity, hujus rei ne posteritas quidem omnium saeculorum immemor erit: to have regard, or a view, to posterity, posteritatis rationem habere; posteritati servire; futurae post mortem famae consulere.