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“[Roman] society became steadily more cosmopolitan. By 212 A.D., all inhabitants of the empire, except for slaves, were deemed to be citizens. The old…

— Norman F. Cantor

We see the pernicious effects of luxury in the ancient Romans, who immediately found themselves poor as soon as this vice got footing among…

— Joseph Addison

The ancients were destitute of many of the conveniences of life which have been invented or improved by the progress of industry; and the…

— Edward Gibbon

That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain.

— Goldwin Smith

There was about all the Romans a heroic tone peculiar to ancient life. Their virtues were great and noble, and these virtues madethem great…

— Herman Melville

“To have all those noble Romans alive before me, and walking in and out for my entertainment, instead of being the stern taskmasters they…

— Charles Dickens

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

All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the…

— John Cleese

I love Rome. Partly because Romans aren't precious about their history and because they've got the lifestyle thing pretty sorted out. It's also walkable,…

— Tara Fitzgerald

When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they…

— Mencius

“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

Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are…

— Arthur Erickson