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Quotation from History of the Wars, Books I-II (The Persian War) by Procopius of Caesarea
“For as for myself, I approve a certain ancient saying that royalty is a good burial-shroud.”
History of the Wars, Books I-II (The Persian War), Book I, ch. 24, trans. H. B. Dewing
The close of Theodora's speech, after which the court resolves to resist.
Citation: "For as for myself, I approve a certain ancient saying that royalty is a good burial-shroud." — 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-q4)
