Annales, said of Galba By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled. Omnium consensu capax imperii nisi imperasset.
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Such being the happiness of the times, that you may think as you wish, And speak as you think.
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You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter.
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Whatever is unknown is magnified.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet the danger.
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Following Emporer Neros command, 'Let the Christians be exterminated' ... they the Christians were made the subjects of sport they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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