"Nihil deorum honoribus relictum, cum se templis et effigie numinum per flamines et sacerdotes coli vellet."
— Tacitus

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Historians from RomeOratorsLawyers from RomeLatin authorsBiographers
Original Language: English

Sources

No honour was left for the gods, when Augustus chose to be himself worshipped with temples and statues, like those of the deities, and with flamens and priests. — Book I, 10; Church-Brodribb translation