"I like my women in a few wisps of drapery: then I can hope for a chance to remove the wisps. If they start out with n…"

"Some men are born lucky. Others are born Marcus Didius Falco."

"Popular men who laugh at your jokes pose a threat which blatant villains can never command."

"In my experience, men who sit in corners are the ones to watch."

"It struck me there might be a reason why Helena Justina whipped along at such a cracking pace: she did not want to be…"

"'How old now?' 'Thirty. Downhill to the dark boat across the Styx. Probably be sick over the side in Charon's ferry t…"

"Emperors must make their own rules."

"Senator, don't let your judgement be warped by one heady moment."

"I would rather see Rome ruled by a man who once had to ask his accountant tricky questions before his steward could p…"

"Even the impetuous Helena Justina was an advocate of traditional family councils. However, every Roman matron knows t…"