Ilium Quotes

She Helen brought to Ilium her dowry, destruction. (Aeschylus)
Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss! View quote
Christopher Marlowe
I'm not a bad man, Ilia. I'm just someone who knows exactly what needs to be done.” "Like you said, always the most dangerous sort. View quote
Alastair Reynolds
Nero watched the conflagration from the Tower of Maecenas, enraptured by what he called "the beauty of the flames"; then put on his tragedian's costume and sang The Sack of Ilium from beginning to end. View quote
Suetonius