Quote of the day by Augustus Caesar: "Have I played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from…" - why the Roman emperor's final words still resonate today

Rome's first emperor spent decades holding more power than almost anyone in the ancient world, and on his deathbed, he did not ask to be remembered as a conqueror. Augustus asked his assembled friends whether he had played his part well in the comedy of life, then recited a closing line borrowed from a Greek play.

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