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“That's why the firm foundation of every land must be morality untarnished which, if destroyed, Rome will fall and founder.”

— Dániel Berzsenyi

“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

“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

“Let them cease, then, to insult the Roman empire, who pretend that they are the sons of the Church; when they see that Christ,…

— Dante Alighieri

A great civilization is not conquered from without, until it has destroyed itself from within. The essential causes of Rome's decline lay in her…

— Will Durant

“THE ANCIENT ROMANS were used to being defeated. Like the rulers of most of history’s great empires, they could lose battle after battle but…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger . . . they are driven by greed, if their enemy be…

— Wayne Allyn Root

“The long existence of the Roman Empire had everything to do with the legions. While the legions were strong, Rome was strong. Conversely, the…

— Stephen Dando-Collins

We must bear in mind that imperialism is a world system, the last stage of capitalism-and it must be defeated in a world confrontation.…

— Che Guevara

“Rome increased its per capita income by exploiting its conquered territories, not by increasing its productive potential. Rome expanded but did not grow.”

— Edward A. Hudson

We find that the Romans owed the conquest of the world to no other cause than continual military training, exact observance of discipline in…

— Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

“Rather than a great tragedy, the fall of Rome was the single most beneficial event in the rise of Western civilization.”

— Rodney Stark