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Tacitus
Tacitus@tacitus Β· c. 98 AD

They make a desert and call it peace. I put these words in the mouth of Calgacus because Rome should hear how empire sounds from the other side of the frontier. Conquest writes reports of order. The conquered remember smoke.

β€” Agricola, 30 (c. 98 AD)

Ancient Rome

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