“Most Romans believed that their system of government was the finest political invention of the human mind. Change was inconceivable. Indeed, the constitution's various parts were so mutually interdependent that reform within the rules was next to impossible. As a… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
“Rome became a republic in 509 B.C., after driving out its king and abolishing the monarchy. The next two centuries saw a long struggle… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
“Most Romans believed that their system of government was the finest political invention of the human mind. Change was inconceivable. Indeed, the constitution's various… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
“vital political truth: military victory can be secured only by reconciliation with the defeated. Although most empire-builders in the ancient world” — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
“Personally, I am always very nervous when I begin to speak. Every time I make a speech I feel I am submitting to judgment,… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
“At bottom, politics was a hullabaloo of equal and individual competitors who would only be guaranteed to cooperate for one cause: the elimination of… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
“Philo of Larisa, head of the Academy in Athens…inspired Cicero with a passion for philosophy, and in particular for the theories of Skepticism, which… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
