Enemy Quote by Edward Gibbon

“The failure of the roman system to furnish decent minimal standards for the mass of people was a fundamental cause of instability, both political…

— H.J. Haskell

“You do remember the lessons, however. Rome—corrupt, rich, and disorganized, a republic that ruled the world yet couldn’t rule itself. Its senators fighting for…

— Ilona Andrews

“The central government was a despotism tempered by military rebellion and assassination and replacement of one scurvy lot of ruling dynasts by another. But…

— Norman F. Cantor

Rome was great in arms, in government, in law.

— Goldwin Smith

“It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the…

— Tom Holland

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

When we look at these types of things it echoes to lessons we haven't learned from the past. We still don't see Rome as…

— Immortal Technique

In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was…

— Anonymous

Are we like late Rome, infatuated with past glories, ruled by a complacent, greedy elite, and hopelessly powerless to respond to changing conditions?

— Camille Paglia

With its brutal empire and legalised slavery, the Roman Republic was hardly a towering beacon of progressive values.

— Clive Lewis

“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

Ancient Rome was a violent place.

— James Purefoy