TIBERIUS GRACCHUS - PART II
For now there sprang up in the palace of the kings of Rome a monstrous growth of wickedness, to the end, it may well be believed, that the people might, for hatred of kingship and its way, come the earlier to love liberty.
— Livy
TIBERIUS GRACCHUS - PART I
Octavius … set himself in opposition to Tiberius and staved off the passage of the law.
— Plutarch
ROME: A BRIEF CIVICS LESSON
Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
— Livy
NOTABLE WOMEN OF ANCIENT ROME
One of the downsides of working in antiquity is that you don't have many female voices, but you certainly have a lot of male terror about the potential of women's power. It shows you very clearly that the most oppressive cultures tend to be afraid of those whom they oppress.
— Mary Beard
LET’S TALK GLADIATORS
The girls' heartthrob! The Thracian Celadus, of Octavius -- 3 wins, 3 trophies.
— Graffiti found at Pompeii
HOW THE ROMANS DIFFERED FROM US
All who drink of this remedy recover in a short time except those whom it does not help, who all die.
— Galen
HAIL, CAESAR!
When the pirates demanded twenty talents for his ransom, he laughed at them for not knowing who their captive was, and of his own accord agreed to give them fifty.
— Plutarch