Marcus Annaeus Lucan —

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba, in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period. His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets... (wikipedia)

Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.
Might was the measure of right.
Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.