OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Given of the god, Given to the god, Taken by the god in valour, honour and glory. May you journey safely to… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
“I found out later than even an education and a cushioned introduction to power cannot make a great leader.” — Fredrik Nath Copy Share Image
“the emperor had chewed off his balls and stuffed a one-way ticket to the Black Sea up his rectum [Marcus Corvinus explains… — David Wishart Copy Share Image
“Livia has gotten bad press. Rumor has a way even now of attaching to women who break the conventional mold, and it… — Phyllis T. Smith Copy Share Image
“Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the… — Augustus Copy Share Image
Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as… — Arthur Erickson Copy Share Image
“Addiction originally meant a different kind of strong connection: in ancient Rome, being addicted meant you had just been sentenced to slavery.” — Adam Alter Copy Share Image
“At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which… — Augustus Copy Share Image
“We broke camp together and set off in our opposite directions: we of the XIIth and our allies marched east, towards the… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
“To my shame, the name he gave was not one that conjured any feeling in me: not fear, nor revulsion, nor horror… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
“A twinge of fear entered Gwenwhyfar’s heart. It was the first she had heard of the sea farms lying in the path… — Jennifer McKeithen Copy Share Image
In 'Roma,' I wanted to get across the idea that underneath Rome today is ancient Rome. So close. I am always conscious… — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
As the profoundest philosophy of ancient Rome and Greece lighted her taper at Israel's altar, so the sweetest strains of the pagan… — Edward Thomson Copy Share Image
“I kept secrets from you. I let you believe a lie. I am an impious son. But I made my choice, as… — Steven Saylor Copy Share Image
But, ancient Greece and ancient Rome - people did not happen to believe that creativity came from human beings back then, OK?… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“To the followers of the murdered Caesar: Do you march against Decimus Brutus Albinus in Gaul, or against the son of Caesar… — John Williams Copy Share Image
“Imagine Melitene, land of plenty, under snow and ice and high blue skies; imagine it in spring, with the meltwater running off… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
“Blood & Sand by Stewart Stafford Enduring to be burned, bound, beaten, And to die by the sword if necessary; Verus and… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“A man leaves his great house because he's bored With life at home, and suddenly returns, Finding himself no happier abroad. He… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man… — Arthur Kemp Copy Share Image
“The Petriana’s tribune dismounted a dozen paces short of the gate and stalked up to the palisade wall with a grim smile,… — Anthony Riches Copy Share Image
“In ancient Rome, when a victorious general paraded through the streets, legend has it that he was sometimes trailed by a servant… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“I may add as a fourth reason, which diminishes the authority of prodigies, that there is no testimony for any, even those… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“At least I don't have to go through with my earlier plan.” Instead, it seemed she soon would meet her end. “I… — Jennifer McKeithen Copy Share Image
Fit men walking around and bathing, it would be just like being in Ancient Rome [on a footballers dressing room — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
“A man who had the legions of the east marching at his back could be bred by a donkey on a mule… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome. — Michael Mandelbaum Copy Share Image
“Marcus turned his back to her. He feared that if he saw her face, it might weaken his resolve. Love was indeed… — Jennifer McKeithen Copy Share Image
“[Christians] are people such as the world has not seen hitherto, and their teaching is of a kind that the world has… — Henryk Stanczyk Copy Share Image
“Harder! Harder! Strike at it, for the gods’ sake! It’s a Parthian, not your grandmother! I swear if you don’t put some… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share Image
Going after a part in Hollywood is like being a gladiator in ancient Rome. When it comes down to getting a role,… — Jonathan Rhys Meyers Copy Share Image
From food trucks to hot dog stands to county fair favorites, 'street food' has enjoyed a rich and storied history in American… — Homaro Cantu Copy Share Image
“Centurion! Would you like to be a cavalryman one last time? There are Venicones who escaped when your line was broken to… — Anthony Riches Copy Share Image
“He lay tensed beneath the worn blanket and tried, as always, to shut out the noise of the rumbling carts that, empty… — Wallace Breem Copy Share Image
If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or… — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
I was born in England and went to school there. That's when I discovered my undying passion for history - not just… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
We stand todaybefore the awful proposition: either the triumph of imperialism and the destruction of all culture, and, as in ancient Rome,… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
“Secundus might lie rotting in his grave, but his relatives and followers yet lived. They believed the lies that held Gwenwhyfar responsible… — Jennifer McKeithen Copy Share Image
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