Can you name the people behind these historic quotes from the ancient era?

created by dumelow
  • Enter a person (last names acceptable) in the box below
  • Correctly named people will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • I have attempted to chose the most famous quote for each speaker and provided approximate dates and locations. I have taken the fall of Rome in 476 AD as the end of the ancient era.
  • Source: Quotes have been taken from from the book "Immortal Words" by Terry Breverton.
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'A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step'fl 600 BC China
'Slow and steady wins the race'c 620-564 BC Greece
'Numbers rule the universe'c 570-495 BC Greece
'Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it'551-479 BC China
'All warfare is based on deception'c 544-496 BC China
'Nothing endures but change'c 535-475 BC Greece
'I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live'c 469-399 BC Greece
'As to diseases, make a habit of two things - to help, or at least, to do no harm'c 460-377 BC Greece
'Necessity is the mother of invention'c 427-347 BC Greece
'I am a citizen of the world'c 412-323 BC Greece
QuotePersonLived
'Give me a lever long enough ... and I shall move the world'c 287-212 BC Greece
'The die is cast'100-44 BC Roman Empire
'A rolling stone gathers no moss'fl 46 BC Roman Empire
'Fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts'70-19 BC Roman Empire
'Seize the day'65-8 BC Roman Empire
'Time the devourer of everything'c 43 BC-18 AD Roman Empire
'Ill news goes quick and far'c 46-120 AD Roman Empire
'Who watches the watchmen?'c 65-120 AD Roman Empire
'Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul'121-180 AD Roman Empire
'Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me'c 390-461 AD Ireland
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Historic Quotes I - Ancient Era Quiz

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  • Created Dec 3, 2010 in History
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