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Quotation from History of the Wars, Books I-II (The Persian War) by Procopius of Caesarea
“For while it is impossible for a man who has seen the light not also to die, for one who has been an emperor it is unendurable to be a fugitive.”
History of the Wars, Books I-II (The Persian War), Book I, ch. 24, trans. H. B. Dewing
The empress addresses Justinian's council as it debates fleeing the city by ship.
Citation: "For while it is impossible for a man who has seen the light not also to die, for one who has been an emperor it is unendurable to be a fugitive." — Procopius of Caesarea, History of the Wars, Books I-II (The Persian War), Book I, ch. 24, trans. H. B. Dewing. (id procopius-history-of-the-wars-persian-war-q3)
Virtues: Fortitude
