In his fifty-six years he was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator – perhaps even a god – as well as a husband, father, lover and adulterer. Few fictional heroes… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
“That something is not impossible does not mean that it happened.” — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
“For what is the life of a man, if it is not interwoven with the life of former generations by as sense of history.… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died. — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
“Yes, but what if Williams and Redman talk to each other?’ ‘They’re Englishmen,’ was the simple reply. ‘Williams” — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
“Personal hatreds and rivalry loomed larger in most senator's minds than the good of the Republic. [A big problem then and now]” — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
In his fifty-six years he was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator – perhaps… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
“He’s English enough never to talk to a man he dislikes about an awkward subject. Trust me. If they were Spanish we’d have a… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
“Tradition maintained that Rome had been founded in 753 BC. For the Romans this was Year One and subsequent events were formally dated as… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
“Roman laws tended to be long and complex - one of Rome's most enduring legacies to the world is cumbersome and tortuous legal prose.” — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
By pagans the Jews (and later Christians) were seen as perverse, almost indeed as atheists, for they denied the very existence of other gods. — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
At Rome there were nothing even vaguely resembling modern political parties - although given the stifling impact of these, this may well have made… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
“Democracy, indeed, has a fair-appearing name . . . Monarchy . . . has an unpleasant sound, but is a most practical form of government to live under.… — Adrian Goldsworthy Copy Share
