He [Caesar Augustus] found a city built of brick; he left it built of marble. [Lat., Urbem lateritiam accepit, mamoream relinquit.] — Suetonius Copy Share Image
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“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
There was a young man in Rome that was very like Augustus Caesar; Augustus took knowledge of it and sent for the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“For fortune having hitherto seconded him in his designs, made him resolute and firm in his opinions, and the boldness of his… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
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