Wisdom Quotes

Justinian I (Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus; Greek: Ἰουστινιανός Ioustinianos; 482 – 14 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.

Harun al-Rashid (17 March 763 or February 766 — 24 March 809) was the fifth Abbasid Caliph and reigned from 15 September 786 to 24 March 809.

No one does a good deed but Allah will make it show on him.

How wretched are those in the sight of God who disobey Him.

True art is to create a magnificent city and fill the hearts of its people with happiness.

This is a victory opening the gates of men’s hearts.

Akiva Goldsman, in the screenplay for The Da Vinci Code.

Diocletian (/ˌdaɪ.əˈkliːʃən/; Latin: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus; born Diocles; 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305.

(full text)There are many different translations of these, often with different nuances of interpretation and sometimes different arrangements.

Hadrian (Publius Aelius Trajan Hadrian; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138.

Utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet!

Young men, hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young.

Ἑλληνιστὶ πρὸς τοὺς παρόντας ἐκβοήσας, «Ἀνερρίφθω κύβος», [anerrhíphtho kúbos] διεβίβαζε τὸν στρατόν.

Boudica (released in the United States as Warrior Queen) is a British epic film released in 2003. Starring Alex Kingston, Steven Waddington and Emily Blunt, the film is a biopic of the queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica.

For other uses, see Alexander (disambiguation).