“About seven hundred years ago, a pack of bandits arrived in central Italy, led by two brothers named Romulus and Remus. They despoiled the nearby peoples of land and women and set up their own little bandit state. At some… — John Maddox Roberts Copy Share Image
“This led to a discussion of whether volcanoes were really the fires from Vulcan’s forge or some sort of natural phenomenon, like storms and… — John Maddox Roberts Copy Share Image
“One forced to live in surroundings that might have been devised by Plato must seek relief and an outlet for the human urges despised… — John Maddox Roberts Copy Share Image
“About seven hundred years ago, a pack of bandits arrived in central Italy, led by two brothers named Romulus and Remus. They despoiled the… — John Maddox Roberts Copy Share Image
“The Claudians," I observed, "are a family of insane hereditary criminals.” — John Maddox Roberts Copy Share Image
“Lowest of all were bankers and auctioneers, who made money without actually producing anything—activities that, to right-thinking people, had the aspect of a species… — John Maddox Roberts Copy Share Image
