Quotes About Empire

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.

SHOWDOWN 32–31 B.C.

he now controlled eight legions, loyal to him rather than the Republic.

Rome's ancient ruling class was decimated, and surviving nobiles were scattered to all corners of the empire

KILLING FIELDS 43–42 B.C.

The eastern half of the empire spoke Greek and boasted a culture that went back to Homer.

Bessus's moment came too late, for the Fates had already cut the empire's thread with their shears.

Caesar ordered his soldiers, all passionately loyal to him, to invade Italy.

Octavian's most urgent task was to make his position official.

who decided to launch a military challenge against Octavian.

THE GREAT-UNCLE 48–47 B.C.

he made no attempt to recover Germania as a Roman province, and the empire was never again to reach beyond the Rhine.

A very great deal is written about the future of book publishing - much more than on its present or past - and the only takeaway from all these oracles seems to be that a great empire will be destroyed.

The English sent all their bores abroad, and acquired the Empire as a punishment.

I feel like I understand Trump's character better than the average person now, having seen all of these little interactions with charity. I wanted to keep doing something that's like that, and not just doing pure politics. So my piece of the Trump empire is the golf courses, Mar-a-Lago, and the winery.

During Manmohan Singh's formative years, it was a matter of great pride to be called to the Indian Civil Service for serving the Empire.

India was formed on the idea 'Let's get the British out.'

What did we want with an Empire! It

Battle of Corrin.

The fact that any Family in my Empire could so deploy its atomics as to destroy the planetary bases of fifty or more other Families causes some nervousness, true. But all of us possess precautionary plans for devastating retaliation. Guild and Landsraad contain the keys which hold this force in check. No, my concern goes to the development of humans as special weapons. Here is a virtually unlimited field which a few powers are developing.

Like nineteenth-century European powers, each company does little to impinge on the other's sphere of influence, competing only on the fringes of empire.

The movie I've seen a million times - wait, that's not possible - my favorite movie of all times is 'The Empire Strikes Back,' directed by Irvin Kershner, executive-produced by the great George Lucas and stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones.

Old systems do not fold willingly, particularly when they control gargantuan amounts of wealth and power. But like empires of old - from the Romans to the Hapsburgs to the colonial British - even the largest do fall.