Arms Quote by Edward Gibbon

“but it was reserved for Augustus to relinquish the ambitious design of subduing the whole earth, and to introduce a spirit of moderation into…

— Edward Gibbon

“The Romans recognized potential difficulties in advance and always remedied them in time. They never let problems develop just so they could escape a…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

Discussing the attempts of Augustus' generals to add to the extent of the Roman Empire early in his reign: The northern countries of Europe…

— Edward Gibbon

There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of…

— Tacitus

Augustus was sensible that mankind is governed by names; nor was he deceived in his expectation, that the senate and people would submit to…

— Edward Gibbon

Rome was in the most dangerous inclination to change on account of the unequal distribution of wealth and property, those of highest rank and…

— Plutarch

Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition, was not denied to the Roman slave; and if he had any opportunity of rendering himself…

— Edward Gibbon

The fall of Rome seemed unthinkable to people at the time but inevitable to historians reflecting upon it with the benefit of context.

— Mary Pilon

This condition of uncertainty and unrest in the Roman Empire might explain why at Plotinus' philosophy encourages us to sort of flee from the…

— Peter Adamson

“Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she…

— Tom Holland

The terror of the Roman arms added weight and dignity to the moderation of the emperors. They preserved the peace by a constant preparation…

— Edward Gibbon

Caesar was too old, it seems to me, to go off and amuse himself conquering the world. Such a pastime was all right for…

— Blaise Pascal