Ancient Rome Quotes

“Apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order . . . what have the Romans done for us?” —Monty Python”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“can foresee the future, too.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“Emperor Marcus Aurelius once said, “Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“This ingenious system allowed the Romans to build the first heated floors and central heating systems.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“hypocaust.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“Back on terra firma, the Romans certainly left their mark on the Earth. It is often said that “all roads lead to Rome.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“Pluto for the god of death and the afterlife.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“Jupiter, for the king of the gods;”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“Venus was named after the goddess of love and beauty;”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“Mercury with its tight orbit bears the name of the fleet-footed messenger god.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“The bloodstained god Mars gives his name to the red planet.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“month of March, which was named after Mars, the Roman god of war.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“and Augustus Caesar.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“The Julian Calendar was instituted by Julius Caesar. The months of July and August were added in honor of Julius and Augustus Caesar.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“It is estimated that Latin words make up 29 percent of modern English.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“The Christian tenet of “One God” refocused people’s devotion away from the cult of the state and created another seat of power.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“monotheism was a cultural upheaval that changed the way the majority of people understood the world.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“polytheism”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“The third and final barbarian invasion took place in the autumn of 476 CE. The Heruli, another tribe with Germanic roots, invaded. In the Battle of Ravenna, they captured the young Emperor Romulus Augustulus. The Heruli king, Odoacer, forced him to abdicate, officially ending Roman rule in Italy.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“that the name of the tribe has entered the English language in the term “vandalism.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“They tore the tiles from the roof of the Temple of Jupiter, and were so effective”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“These same enemies would again play a pivotal role in Roman history in the end. In 410 CE, Rome was sacked by Visigoths under King Alaric. Alaric’s forces quickly took what they wanted from the city, including hostages, and continued into the south of Italy.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“the end. In 410 CE, Rome was sacked by Visigoths under King”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“The Vandals were another Germanic tribe that attacked and sacked the city.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“the condemned men were executed by their surviving comrades. This was the level of obedience demanded of soldiers of Rome.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“In the original Roman usage, it meant a severe punishment for failures in battle where one in every ten men was killed.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“the most imposing aspect of the Roman army was often described as their discipline.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“The scorpio was a smaller, more portable and easily aimed version of the ballista.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“The onager was a type of catapult that fired a projectile from a sling. Onager is the Roman word meaning “wild mule,”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End

“enormous torsion powered crossbow that could fire multiple bolts or stone missiles over great distances.”
― Hourly History, Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End