Ancient Quote by Voltaire

“Ancient Rome According to legend, the ancient city of Rome was built by Romulus and Remus. They were twin sons of Mars, the god…

— Lisa Halvorsen

“The Greeks had the greatest architectonic gifts. Every art has its climax at some point, and here architecture had its high point. Modeling and…

— Rudolf Steiner

“ The Sporting Arena Rome’s Colosseum, which opened in A.D. 80, was built specifically for sporting competitions. About fifty thousand spectators sat on terraced…

— Jean F. Blashfield

“The architecture of the Colisseum and other places of Roman entertainment are difficult to judge without recalling what purpose they served. It was here…

— Petr Beckmann

Some ruins of ancient times are much more beautiful than the best buildings of modern eras!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Ancient Rome There must be at least a hundred stray cats living in the Colosseum. Our guide told us that they are protected by…

— Lisa Halvorsen

Ancient Rome was a violent place.

— James Purefoy

But in almost every province of the Roman world, an army of fanatics, without authority and without discipline, invaded the peaceful inhabitants; and the…

— Edward Gibbon

“G.K. Chesterton put it well: “It was the best thing the world had yet seen, all things considered and on any large scale, that…

— Rod Bennett

All through history, a nation or a civilization's enduring glory is articulated by its mega constructions - the pyramids, the lofty cathedrals of the…

— F. Sionil Jose

Classical buildings endure because they are loved, admired and accepted, and enjoy an innate adaption to human needs and purposes.

— Roger Scruton

Roman history was kind of unavoidable where I was growing up. It was everywhere - all the place names and ruins and forts. My…

— Neil Marshall