Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has its roots in classical Latin literature since 45 BC. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, went through the cites of the word, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage in classical literature, and discovered the undoubtable source. Lorm Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil), written by Cicero in 45 BC. It was a treatise on moral theory, and was very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of the Lorem Ipsum passage, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.