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Edward Gibbon2 quotes
This long peace, and the uniform government of the Romans, introduced a slow and secret poison into the vitals of the empire. The minds of men were gradually reduced to the same level, the fire of genius was extinguished, and even the military spirit evaporated. — Edward Gibbon · 1776It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed fryars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind. — Edward Gibbon · 1794Lord Byron2 quotes
O Rome! my country! city of the soul! — Lord Byron · 1818While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand;
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World. — Lord Byron · 1818Caesar Augustus1 quote
I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. — Caesar Augustus · 121Gracchus (Gladiator)1 quote
The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it's the sand of the Coliseum. He'll bring them death—and they will love him for it. — Gracchus (Gladiator) · 2000Princess Ann1 quote
Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to—Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live. — Princess Ann · 1953William Shakespeare1 quote
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599