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That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain.

The Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms of who they were. And after all of those things converged together, they just went right down the tubes very quickly.

Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world.

Ancient Rome was a violent place.

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

Rome is a city I love very much. I have lived there since I was a child.

Rome had Senators too, that's why it declined.

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.

In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was an elaborate system of checks and balances.

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.