If I have done any honorable exploit, that is my monument; but if I have done none, all your statues will signify nothing.
AGESILAUS II
AGESILAUS II
Agesilaus II on exploit
Agesilaus II7 quotes“If I have done any honorable exploit, that is my monument; but if I have done none, all your statues will signify nothing.”
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