10 Key Quotes Flashcards
(10 cards)
How does Vellius Paterculus describe the restoration of the republic under Augustus?
“The traditional form of the republic was brought back”
According to Suetonius how did Augustus leave Rome?
“I found Rome built of bricks; I leave it clothed in marble”
How did Seneca describe the impact of the Maiestas trials?
“cost the lives of more Roman citizens than any civil war”
How did Tiberius describe the Senate according to Tacitus?
“Men fit to be slaves”
How does Suetonius describe the reign of Gaius?
“So much for Gaius the Emperor; the rest of this history must deal with Gaius the Monster.”
According to Dio Cassius and Suetonius how did the reign of Gaius change over time?
“at the start of his reign he forbade the setting up of any images to him” [Dio Cassius]
“he insisted on being treated as a god” [Suetonius, Gaius, 22]
How does Pliny describe the Anio Novus (The aqueducts built under Gaius and Claudius)?
“there has been no more remarkable achievement in the whole world” [Pliny]
How does Suetonius describe the reign of Claudius?
“were dictated by his wives and freedmen”
How does Tacitus describe Roman society under Nero?
“Roman morals had long become impure, but never was there so favourable an environment for debauchery as among this filthy crowd.”
What are the contrasting descriptions of the Fire of Rome from Suetonius and Tacitus?
“he brazenly set fire to the city” [Suetonius]
“Whether it was accidental or caused by a criminal act on the part of the emperor is uncertain” [Tacitus]
