“Whatever is unknown is taken for marvelous; but now the limits of Britain are laid bare.Cornelius Tacitus
“The images of the most illustrious families… were carried before it [the bier of Julia]. Those of Brutus and Cassius were not displayed; but for that reason they shone with preeminent luster.Cornelius Tacitus
“It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.Cornelius Tacitus
“[Of Servius Galba:] He seemed more important than a private citizen while he was a private citizen, and in the opinion of all he was capable of rule—if he had not ruled.Cornelius Tacitus