It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure.
Julius CaesarSet honor in one eye and death in th' other, and I will look on both indifferently. I love then name of honor more than I fear death.
Julius CaesarIt is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes.
Julius Caesar