Theodor Mommsen quoteTheodor Mommsen [1817-1903]
German Historian 
Quote rank: 105
| The history of Rome presents various men of greater genius than Scipio Aemilianus, but none equalling him in moral purity, in the utter absence of political selfishness, in generous love of his country, and none, perhaps, to whom destiny has assigned a more tragic part. |
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