"There is nothing that thrills a Roman like a trial, especially when it promises to end in someone's ruin." Chap. 30, p. 320

"In an unjust state, any act of decency is by its nature dangerous." Chap. 17, p. 315

"Fortune is the only true protection against death." Chap. 28, p. 298

"Such sleep is like eternity; with nothing to measure the passage of time and no markings to show the volume of space, an instant is no different from an aeon and an atom is as large as the universe." Chap. 27, p. 292

"It's a former slave who makes the cruelest master." Chap. 24, p. 248

"Chrysogonus was famous for surrounding himself with pretty decorations and toys." Chap. 24, p. 248

"Sometimes even a slave may possess a secret, though the world allows him to possess nothing else." Chap. 23, p. 233

"I stared into my eyes and with a shock I came to my senses, and finally knew that...