“To pacify, to impose the rule of law, To spare the conquered, battle down the proud.” —Publius Vergilius Maro (Vergil), describing Rome’s destiny “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” —Marcus Tullius Cicero
The ‘Eternal City’: Rome’s 2776th Birthday
The ‘Eternal City’: Rome’s 2776th Birthday
The ‘Eternal City’: Rome’s 2776th Birthday
“To pacify, to impose the rule of law, To spare the conquered, battle down the proud.” —Publius Vergilius Maro (Vergil), describing Rome’s destiny “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” —Marcus Tullius Cicero