Marcus Annaeus Lucan

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    Might was the measure of right.
    —Marcus Annaeus Lucan (39–65)

    Greatness collapses of itself: such limit the gods have set to the growth of prosperous states.
    Marcus Annaeus Lucan (39–65)

    Might was the measure of right.
    —Marcus Annaeus Lucan (39–65)

    Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion’s ever impatient consort.
    —Marcus Annaeus Lucan (39–65)