Famous quotes containing the words julius and/or iii:
“The things that we want we willingly believe, and the things that we think we expect everyone else to think.”
—Julius Caesar [Gaius Julius Caesar] (100–44 B.C.)
“Napoleon wanted to turn Paris into Rome under the Caesars, only with louder music and more marble. And it was done. His architects gave him the Arc de Triomphe and the Madeleine. His nephew Napoleon III wanted to turn Paris into Rome with Versailles piled on top, and it was done. His architects gave him the Paris Opera, an addition to the Louvre, and miles of new boulevards.”
—Tom Wolfe (b. 1931)