Roman Empire Quotes

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

All comparisons between America's current place in the world and anything legitimately called an empire in the past reveal ignorance and confusion about any reasonable meaning of the concept empire, especially the comparison with the Roman Empire.

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming.

I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.