Quotes About Actium

J.B. Bury once followed Pascal in suggesting that the cause of the foundation of the Roman Empire was the length of Cleopatra's nose: had her features not been perfectly proportioned, Mark Antony would not have been entranced; had he not been entranced he would not have allied himself with Egypt against Octavian; had he not made that alliance, the battle of Actium would not have been fought—and so on.

Success is a relative thing?and the victory of a boy at marbles is equal to the victory of an Octavius at Actium when measured by the scale of cosmic infinity.

Our mother and father had a club. The Society of Inimitable Livers." "And what did this society do?" she asked breathlessly. "They had banquets on ships and discussed literature with philosophers from around the world." "Then they changed it to the Order of the Inseparable in Death," I added, "when our father lost the Battle of Actium.