At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which I restored liberty4 to the republic, which had been oppressed by the tyranny of a faction.

Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the stage with applause.

Carthago delenda est

I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.

Ancient Rome was a violent place.

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?"

Cicero, Orator, 46 BC

By way of 'Dictator' by Robert Harris, 2015