Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1Posts from Ciceronianus, BostonCiceronianus, Boston 2 Reply Ciceronianus, Boston 2/20/09 re: Marcus Tullius Cicero quote Cicero never said anything of the sort, since the Romans of the first century BC were busily engaged in exploiting foreign lands, not helping them! He DOES complain about this exploitation in the Verrine orations. He NEVER would say that the Romans would go broke helping foreign lands. The quote is fiction, from Taylor Caldwell's A Pillar of Iron (historical novel, written in 1965). A Cicero Scholar SaveOk2 Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print