'Silent, O Tiber, I entreat thee, that the walls of thy Rome may yet stand, retaining their ancient height and magnificence.'Augustus
'Finding the army in Spain hostile to him, he won over their general Gaius Didius by a bribe.'Suetonius
'After many fruitless attempts to enlist the support of the servile and idle populace, whom he almost buried under the lavish distribution of grain, he plunged into the most outrageous acts of tyranny.'Suetonius
'He was now become a monster of cruelty, by excess of power, and was the first to break the revered custom, which had spared the lives of the Roman generals.'Suetonius
'Attempting to assassinate him by means of a troop of gladiators, whom he had tampered with, he killed a senator instead.'Suetonius
'He died in the fifty-fourth year of his age, a victim to the general hatred which his cruelties had raised against him.'Suetonius
'Upon being appointed to any office, he contemplated his own statue, and saying that he doubted whether he was worthy of such honor.'Suetonius
'After the battle of Actium, he was decorated with various honours; triumphant arches were erected.'Suetonius
'His fondness for dress was such, that he often changed his attire during the course of a single day; and it is said, that he never wore the same garment twice.'Suetonius
'He wished to live forever. He even went so far as to have magical rites performed in his dwelling, to render him immortal.'Suetonius