Quotes from Anthony Everitt

another letter from Atia and Octavius' stepfather arrived. They advised him not to get overexcited

Without planning to do so, the triumvirs arrived at the same time.

He should, at least temporarily, take the less dangerous course of acting like a private citizen.

He sat beside Antony in his carriage and arrived unescorted at his colleague's quarters in the city.

The letter repeated Atia's earlier advice to return to Rome quickly and quietly.

He slept there that night, without any of his guards.

Wanting to prove himself as a general, he invaded the rest of Gaul (central and northern France and Belgium).

but to bear in mind what Caesar, who had eliminated all his enemies, suffered at the hands of his closest friends.

Nobody was greatly bothered when it was noticed that Gnaeus' little brother, Sextus, had slipped away

A conspiracy was formed, led by former enemies in the civil war, leading members of the regime, and even close friends.

Antony was eventually persuaded to back Octavian and abandon any thought of going over to Sextus.

Caesar remarked wryly: "I have often fought for victory, but on this occasion I fought for my life as well.

Caesar himself almost certainly did not aim at kingship.

the princeps would often arrive late and leave early, letting his guests start and finish without him.

Finally, the princeps wrote (or revised) his will, complex and surprising; it took up two notebooks

However, a coin of Antony's, issued at Tarentum, shows Antony's and Octavia's heads facing each other:

By 49 B.C., he had added a huge new province to the empire

and in so doing created an experienced army that would follow wherever he led.

For himself he wanted a high command, an army and a war in some field where his gifts could shine in all their brightness.

In 53 B.C., Crassus commanded an expedition against the Parthian empire

in February of 44 B.C. he had himself declared dictator for life.

This was Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica ("big nose"). A senior politician who had held all the great offices of state and was now pontifex maximus, or high priest, he had a high opinion of himself: at a noisy public meeting, he once said, "Be quiet, please, citizens. I know more about the public interest than you do.

minister of culture," Maecenas, well understood the power of literature to promote official values.

The first was Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a year younger than Gaius.