“Rome was an evolutionary society, not a revolutionary one. Constitutional crises tended to lead not to the abolition of previous arrangements but to the accretion of new layers of governance.” Roman History Book:Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Source: Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
“The Forum was the city’s political, commercial, and legal heart, but it was also its spiritual center, a space more sacred than the city itself.” Roman History Book:Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Source: Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician