Octavian Augustus – the first Roman emperor

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When Mark Tullius Cicero once accompanied Gaius Caesar to the Capitol, he casually told his friends about a dream he had the previous night: how a noble-faced boy descended from the sky on a golden chain and stood at the gates of the Capitol temple, where Jupiter handed him a whip. Then Cicero suddenly spotted … Read more

Cicero’s Praise of Philosophy

“I know you still observe the abode and dwelling of humans. If it seems small to you, as it indeed is, always look at the celestial and despise the human: for what fame and glory can one hope to achieve among people? (…) Who in the far east or west, north or south will hear … Read more