text: A sign written in ancient Greek and Latin warning cyclists not to chain their bikes to railings in Cambridge has been branded 'elitist'. The notice has been fixed outside a university building in Portugal Place - but the message contains grammatical errors, according to one expert. It warns that bikes will be 'removed or destroyed' if they are left  behind a building previously used by the Greek Orthodox Church. Warning: A sign written in ancient Greek and Latin telling cyclists not to leave their bikes chained to railings has been erected outside a university building in Cambridge . The sign, put up behind a building previously used by the Greek Orthodox Church, has been branded 'elitist' Selwyn College classics lecturer Dr Rupert Thompson said there were inaccuracies in the Greek warning with one word having the opposite meaning to that intended. He said: 'It's definitely trying to be ancient Greek but it's not quite. The second word, "ΛΗΦΘΕΝΤΕΣ", actually means "taken" not "left".' He added: 'I don't know what to make of it really, but it's very amusing and it's absolutely great to see this in the city.' Classicist Professor Mary Beard, from Newnham College, translated the Latin part of the sign as meaning 'two wheels [cycles] left/abandoned here will be removed'. Classicist Professor Mary Beard (pictured), from Newnham College, translated the Latin part of the sign as meaning 'two wheels [cycles] left/abandoned here will be removed' But both lecturers agreed it was the correct way to describe bicycles as the noun was not invented until the early 19th century. One Twitter user called the sign 'elitist' and another wrote: 'I feel tempted to add some Anglo-Saxon graffiti.' Others suggested the sign had not done much good - because a picture on social media showed a bike chained to the rails in defiance of the notice. According to the Daily Telegraph, nobody from Cambridge University knew when the sign had been erected or who had put it there.
target: Sign was erected outside university building in Portugal Place, Cambridge .
  But the message, in two classical languages, has been branded as 'elitist'
  One expert has claimed that there are inaccuracies in the Greek warning .