Christianity Quote by Frederick Lenz

This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators, save only he,Did that they did in envy of Caesar;He only, in a…

— William Shakespeare

“But what made Christians especially dangerous to the Roman order was their refusal to pay what Romans regarded as ordinary respect to their Roman…

— Elaine Pagels

People would start to follow him and they'd say: "Well why should I follow the Romans? This man says I can be free and…

— Frederick Lenz

What Roman power slowly built, an unarmed traitor instantly overthrew.

— Claudius Claudianus

'Tis but worldly policy and compliance with men and times (God's mercy overruling) that holds your hands from the murdering of thousands and ten…

— Roger Williams

“I would have had to kill him, and Death, you know, keeps secrets better even than a guilty Roman.”

— Lew Wallace

Rome had Caesar, a man of remarkable governing talents, although it must be said that a ruler who arouses opponents to resort to assassination…

— Barbara Tuchman

If the emperor had capriciously decreed the death of the most eminent and virtuous citizen of the republic, the cruel order would have been…

— Edward Gibbon

“In February 62, Seneca came up against an unalterable reality. Nero ceased to listen to his old tutor, he shunned his company, encouraged slander…

— Alain de Botton

“Rome would never have need of a dictator if she had such men in office, men so united in heart, as ready to obey…

— Livy

It was no longer esteemed infamous for a Roman to survive his honor and independence.

— Edward Gibbon

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

— Peter Heather