“I have relinquished Rome to the mercies of Tiberius and to the accidents of time.”
Augustus, John Williams (1971)
“I accept with calm these vicissitudes of Rome Eternal.”
Memoirs of Hadrian, Marguerite Yourcenar (1951)
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“The barbarian will become the Rome he conquers; the language will smooth his rough tongue; the vision of what he destroys will flow in his blood.”
Augustus, John Williams (1971)
“If ever the barbarians gain possession of the world then will be forced to adopt some of our methods; they will end resembling us.”
Memoirs of Hadrian, Marguerite Yourcenar (1951)
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