"But in the eighth month a severe disease attacked Gaius who had changed the manner of his living which was a little while before, while Tiberius was alive, very simple and on that account more wholesome than one of great sumptuousness and luxury; for he began to indulge in abundance of strong wine and eating of rich dishes, and in the abundant license of insatiable desires and great insolence, and in the unseasonable use of hot baths, and emetics, and then again in winebibbing and drunkenness, and returning gluttony, and in lust after boys and women, and in everything else which tends to destroy both soul and body, and all the bonds which unite and strengthen the two; for the rewards of temperance are health and strength, and the wages of intemperance are weakness and disease which bring a man near to death."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
II, sec. 14 (tr. C. D. Yonge, 1855)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Caligula
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Caligula
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41), also called Gaius and Caligula, was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He had been named after Gaius Julius Caesar, but his father's soldiers affectionately nicknamed him "Caligula" ('little boot').
11 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Caligula →
Related Quotes
"Utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet!"
"Ulixem stolatum."
"Oderint, dum metuant."
"Virtually everything known about Caligula comes from hostile sources that portray him as a bloodthirsty maniac. Even …"
"Caligula ascended the imperial throne as the young darling of the Romans — and ended his four-year reign with a reput…"
"The life of Caligula demonstrated how much the imperial system created by Augustus, whilst preserving the trappings o…"
"I am nursing a viper for the Roman people, and a Phaëthon for the whole world."
"He devised a novel and unheard of kind of pageant; for he bridged the gap between Baiae and the mole at Puteoli, a di…"
"You [Caligula], O most wretched of men! having filled every continent and every island with good laws, and principles…"
"But the madness and frenzy to which he gave way were so preposterous, and so utterly insane, that he went even beyond…"