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Rome8 quotes
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. — Caesar Augustus · 121This 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 · 1776The 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) · 2000Each, 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 · 1953O Rome! my country! city of the soul! — Lord Byron · 1818All 8 quotes →Betrayal1 quote
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599Classical antiquity1 quote
While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand;
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World. — Lord Byron · 1818Decline of Rome1 quote
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 · 1776Inspiration1 quote
It 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 · 1794Loyalty1 quote
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599Patriotism1 quote
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599The masses1 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) · 2000