Marcus Annaeus Lucan

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    Dispense with all delay!
    Postponement always harms when all’s prepared.
    —Marcus Annaeus Lucan (39–65)

    It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths.
    —Greil Marcus (b. 1945)

    He [Pompey] stands, the shadow of a great name.
    —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)