Jaime Ribeiro

“These fasces were a praetor’s visible symbol of the right to use force (hence our term fascism).”
― Philip Freeman, Julius Caesar

“By 1.15 a.m. all four Beatles headed out of EMI Studios into the light rain, each of them naturally unaware they were crossing a borderline. This was the last time all four would each be together at the same time inside a recording studio. Musically speaking, 20 August was the day when The Beatles as a band faded out of time but not out of memory.”
― Ken McNab, And In the End: The Last Days of The Beatles

“In launching Operation RYAN, Andropov broke the first rule of intelligence: never ask for confirmation of something you already believe. Hitler had been certain that the D-Day invasion force would land at Calais, so that is what his spies (with help from Allied double agents) told him, ensuring the success of the Normandy landings.”
― Ben Macintyre, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

“Rome was ruled by a small elite of noble families who shamelessly manipulated the political system and jealously guarded the executive offices for themselves.”
― Philip Freeman, Julius Caesar