Quote by Edward A. Hudson

“When the Greeks were free they created a civilization advanced beyond anything else in the world. When Rome imposed its imperial rule all across…

— Rodney Stark

A great civilization is not conquered from without, until it has destroyed itself from within. The essential causes of Rome's decline lay in her…

— Will Durant

“In 63 BCE the city of Rome was a vast metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, larger than any other in Europe before…

— Mary Beard

That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain.

— Goldwin Smith

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

— Livy

“By virtue of its unbounded aggression, Roman imperialism was ultimately responsible for its own destruction.”

— Peter Heather

“per capita incomes scarcely changed; the new production was absorbed in supporting an increasing population. This was not economic growth. The economy expanded, it…

— Edward A. Hudson

“That's why the firm foundation of every land must be morality untarnished which, if destroyed, Rome will fall and founder.”

— Dániel Berzsenyi

“...Tis the center to which all gravitates. One finds no rest elswhere than here. There may be other cities that please us for a…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Rather than a great tragedy, the fall of Rome was the single most beneficial event in the rise of Western civilization.”

— Rodney Stark

“We start by going back 2,000 years. There were successful civilizations in Rome, China and later in western Europe. These leading countries expanded by…

— Edward A. Hudson

“Rome seems a comfort to those with the ambitious soul of an Artist or a Conqueror.”

— Pietros Maneos