Their reckless appetite for luxuries and the immoderate yearning of Roman matrons for jewels were dissipating the wealth of his empire, diverting it to “strange or hostile nations. ”
Nafsu mereka yang tak terkendali akan kemewahan dan hasrat berlebihan para wanita terhormat di Roma akan permata telah menguras kekayaan imperiumnya, mengalihkannya ke ” bangsa - bangsa asing atau musuh ”.