The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died.

- Adrian Goldsworthy

By pagans the Jews (and later Christians) were seen as perverse, almost indeed as atheists, for they denied the very existence of other gods.

- Adrian Goldsworthy

In his fifty-six years he was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator –…

- Adrian Goldsworthy

At Rome there were nothing even vaguely resembling modern political parties - although given the stifling impact of these, this may well have made it…

- Adrian Goldsworthy