Quote by Livy

“When in Rome, do as the Romans. That was not just friendly advice. That was survival.”

— Alaa Alghamdi

“If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.”

— Heinrich Heine

“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

“The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin.”

— Heinrich Heine

“In general, our generals were out generalled.”

— John Adams

“Right now, is not the time to strike at the Romans, but it will come, and we will all rise and wipe out the…

— Michael G. Kramer

“Caesar's messengers didn't go round the world saying, 'Caesar is lord, so if you feel you need to have a Roman-empire kind of experience,…

— N. T. Wright

“It is not much better to fall honourably in defence of liberty, than be again exposed to the outrages of Romans? Such, at least,…

— Queen Boadicea (Marsha Hinds

“He was well aware of what an ass he was. Only Roman could tolerate him, really. Stupid, charming bastard.”

— Anne Mallory

“I agree with Heine's remark, that if the Romans had been forced to learn it (Latin) they would not have found time to conquer…

— Fergus Hume

“It began to seem that the generals had got us into something they had no business doing.”

— Cornelius Ryan

“A sensibility that wails almost exclusively over the enemies of liberty seems suspect to me. Stop shaking the tyrant's bloody robe in my face,…

— Maximilien Robespierre