The last year of Cicero’s life, full of glory and eloquence no doubt, was ruinous to the Roman People. […] Yet two men stood out in this year of another’s consulate and public glory, shaming the mediocrity of their elders. […] That was the nemesis of ambition and glory, to be thwarted in the end. […] In Caesar’s defiance of the Senate and his triumph over noble adversaries, they too had a share of power and glory. […] Vipsanius Agrippa, ignoble names and never known before. 1 They were destined for glory and for history.