“ The fervor and single-mindedness of this deification probably have no precedent in history. It's not like Duvalier or Assad passing the torch to the son and heir. It surpasses anything I have read abo… Christopher Hitchens
“ A man leaves his great house because he's boredWith life at home, and suddenly returns,Finding himself no happier abroad.He rushes off to his villa driving like mad,You'ld think he's going to a house… Titus Lucretius Carus
“ Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the stage with applause. Augustus
“ The wheel of Rome spins constantly. Gods rise and fall, mortals live and die, and round and round we go. We all play a part in that wheel... And I make sure the wheel never stops spinning. You see, if… Katlyn Charlesworth
“ They think they are invincible. But, the truth is, Nova––gods fall just as hard as mortals. The only difference is... gods do not see the fall coming until it is too late. Katlyn Charlesworth
“ It was no wonder they thought us to be immortal––our nightly celebrations put Olympus to shame. Katlyn Charlesworth
“ Marcus turned his back to her. He feared that if he saw her face, it might weaken his resolve. Love was indeed a madness. Jennifer McKeithen
“ Remember these Romans, Hannibal. For the time being, we must ally with them. But the day will come when we will have our vengeance upon them, as we will upon the demons of Harappa. Never forget that.”… Jennifer McKeithen
“ Secundus might lie rotting in his grave, but his relatives and followers yet lived. They believed the lies that held Gwenwhyfar responsible for the death of their relative. For the sake of his own fam… Jennifer McKeithen
“ The failure of the roman system to furnish decent minimal standards for the mass of people was a fundamental cause of instability, both political and economic. H.J. Haskell
“ But sometimes...sometimes I wake with a mad thought in my head: What if that boy's life mattered as much as anyone else's, even Caesar's? What if I were offered a choice: to doom that boy to the miser… Steven Saylor
“ I remember Cannae," she said, raising her head, "when we thought all was lost. Carthage had defeated us, and there were those who gave up hope. Yet we survived, by our fortitude, and by believing that… Paul Waters
“ Do you have still the dye with which to turn your tunic red?’‘The madder? Yes, I do.’‘Enough of it for a century?’‘Enough for the entire cohort, if you want it.’He twitched a smile then; I was coming… M.C. Scott
“ No one tells you rome is ending until you're the last one standing alone in a coliseum where a city had been. Brandon Thomas DiSabatino
“ In my own opinion, the average American's cultural shortcomings can be likened to those of the educated barbarians of ancient Rome. These were barbarians who learned to speak--and often to read and wr… J. Paul Getty
“ A twinge of fear entered Gwenwhyfar’s heart. It was the first she had heard of the sea farms lying in the path of danger. She wondered what had befallen a different Norseman of her acquaintance. Had… Jennifer McKeithen
“ Oblige me by taking away that knife. I can't look at the point of it. It reminds me of Roman history. James Joyce
“ Hunting, bathing, gaming, laughing: that's living (venari lavare ludere ridere occest vivere). Mary Beard
