Etenim nonnullis videbatur aedem sacratam ultra omnia mortalia inlustrem non oportere deleri, quae servata modestiae Romanae testimonium, diruta perennem crudelitatis notam praeberet.


For some people believed that a sacred shrine, which was renowned more than any other human-made structure, should not be demolished. They argued that preserving it would show Rome's restraint, while its destruction would forever label her as cruel.