The City of Palaces
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Agrippa, in the reign of Augustus, converted Rome from "a city of brick huts to one of marble palaces.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The City of Palaces” mean?
Agrippa, in the reign of Augustus, converted Rome from "a city of brick huts to one of marble palaces.
Is “The City of Palaces” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.