Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"Experience is the best master in every thing on which the wit of man is employed."

• From Julius Caesar's  War Commentaries (The Civil War), translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 2014.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"You shall see by the success, what you are to expect from your soldiers."

• From Julius Caesar's  War Commentaries (The African War), translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 2014.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"You take favors for offenses, and insults for benefits, are insolent and restless in peace, and cowardly and effeminate in war.

• A segment of Julius Caesar's speech to the citizens of Munda and Ursao in Spain, from Julius Caesar's War Commentaries (The Spanish War), translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 2014.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (Roman Military Dictator, 100-44 BCE)

"Ought not the defects of an army to be as carefully concealed as the wounds in our bodies, lest we should increase the enemy's hopes?"

• From the War Commentaries of Julius Caesar (Commentaries on the Civil War), translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 2014.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (Roman military dictator, 100-44 BCE)

"Can you be ignorant that even if I should be destroyed, the people of Rome have still ten legions, capable not only of opposing you, but even of pulling down heaven?"

• From Julius Caesar's War Commentaries (The Spanish War), translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 2014.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"There is a certain impetuosity of spirit and an alacrity implanted by nature in the hearts of all men, which is inflamed by a desire to meet the foe."

• From Julius Caesar's War Commentaries, translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 2014.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"Why should he hazard the loss of any of his men, even in a successful battle? Why should he expose soldiers to be wounded, who had deserved so well of him? Why, in short, should he tempt fortune? especially when it was as much a general's duty to conquer by tactics as by the sword."

• From Julius Caesar's War Commentaries (Commentaries on the Civil War). The statue of Caesar used in the quote picture is licensed as Creative Commons 3.0, (CC 3.0).

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"Let Pompey go to his own province; let them both disband their armies; let all persons in Italy lay down their arms; let all fears be removed from the city; let free elections, and the whole republic be resigned to the direction of the senate and Roman people."

• From Julius Caesar's War Commentaries (this version is from Julius Caesar: Complete Works edited by Aulus Hirtius, W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn).

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Decimus Laberius

Decimus Laberius (1st Century BCE Roman Playwright)

"He whom many fear must fear many."

• Quote from a play by Decimus Laberius recorded by Cicero (Letters to His Friends), Suetonius (Caesar) and Macrobius (Saturnalia).

Decimus Laberius stated this line during the Celebrations in Rome held by Julius Caesar after his victory over Pompey the Great around 46 BCE, leaving him as the sole dictator. Caesar had the playwright play the part of a Syrian slave in one of his hit comedies, but Laberius survived the ordeal with little humiliation on his own part. He reportedly emphasized this line during the play, warning Julius Caesar of the possible consequences of tyranny.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"Today the enemy would have won the war if only they had a commander who knew how to conquer."

• This comment was stated by Caesar in reference to his siege of Pompey the Great at Dyrrhachium, in ancient Greece (modern Albania). Pompey could have broken through Caesar's siege walls, but failed to press his advantage. Nevertheless, Caesar eventually abandoned the siege to regroup and resupply. The comment was recorded by Plutarch and Suetonius, each in their books similarly called Caesar (39.39 and 36 respectively).

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Dumnorix

Dumnorix (leader of the Aeduan tribe in Gaul, 1st century BCE)

"I am a free man of a free people!"

• Stated by Dumnorix around 54 BCE, shortly before being executed by the Romans for refusing to participate in Julius Caesar's second expedition to southern Britain. Julius Caesar recorded Dumnorix's last words in his Commentaries on the Gallic War.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"Human nature everywhere yearns for freedom and hates submitting to domination by another."

• From The Complete Works of Julius Caesar (Commentaries on the Gallic War). This statement was recorded around 56 BCE, just before he began marching against a rebellion by the Veneti tribe of western Gaul.

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla

 Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138-78 BCE)

• Sulla (one of Rome's first dictators) supposedly stated this passage after he was convinced by multiple people to remove a young Caesar from his kill list, and let him return to Rome.  Marius (Caesar's uncle), mentioned in the quote, took power in Rome alongside another man named Cinna while Sulla was away from Italy in a military campaign against the Kingdom of Pontus.

“Remember—this young man who you have been so desperate to save will one day destroy the aristocracy you have worked with me to preserve. For in this Caesar I see many a Marius.”

• From the “I see many a Marius” speech in Suetonius’ Caesar 1 and Plutarch’s Caesar 1  

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

"Fear does not generally admit of mercy in extreme danger."

• From Julius Caesar's War Commentaries.

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