History Quote by Peter Heather

“At the sight of the city utterly perishing amidst the flames Scipio burst into tears, and stood long reflecting on the inevitable change which…

— Polybius

One meets the cat in nearly all forms of art...curiously enough she is not a conspicuous figure in Roman or Greek art.

— Carl Van Vechten

“The book worm, the foreign-looking one with the dark, close set eyes an the Roman nose, who had never been sought after or cherished;…

— Michael Cunningham

“Nowadays it seems you learn only what is reasonable and relevant. I went to Rome with a young friend, educated on the latest lines,…

— Jane Ellen Harrison

“The Emperor’s cat had received the fifth rank, and was given the appropriate title-name ‘Myōbu’. It was a charming creature, and the Emperor was…

— Sei Shōnagon

“[Dialogue between Solon and an Egyptian Priest] In the Egyptian Delta, at the head of which the river Nile divides, there is a certain…

— Plato

We stand in need of such reflections to comfort us for the loss of some illustrious characters, which in our eyes might have seemed…

— Edward Gibbon

“Cats never liked to admit to names. Being named might lead to being held responsible for something.”

— Garth Nix

“But above and beyond there's still one name left over, And that is the name that you never will guess; The name that no…

— T.S. Eliot

“What is your name?" he asked softly. She winced, knowing what was to come, "Calpurnia." She closed her eyes again, embarrassed by the extravagant…

— Sarah MacLean

The name that no human research can discover-- But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound…

— Anonymous

A bronze plaque read: GAIUS PLINIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS Dan made a face. "Get a load of the guy with the funny name." "I think…

— Gordon Korman