Read it here, here and here.

1) Good quotes

The juicy bits are all from the reign of Elagabalus:In a magnificent temple raised on the Palatine Mount, the sacrifices of the god of Elagabalus were celebrated with every circumstance of cost and solemnity. The richest wines, the most extraordinary victims, and the rarest aromatics, were profusely ( Read more... )

Available here, here and here, though I'm reading it from my Wordsworth's Classics edition of 28 selected chapters.

1) Best Line

Why the Romans never conquered Scotland: The masters of the fairest and most wealthy climates of the globe turned with contempt from gloomy hills assailed by the winter tempest, from lakes concealed in a blue mist, and ( Read more... )