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CLEMENTIAE CAESARIS. A tetrastyle temple. On a silver coin of Julius Caesar this legend and type appear. The latter represents the temple of Clemency which was erected at Rome, in memory of Julius, and in honour of that virtue, so rare in conquerors, yet which no one ever exercised more nobly than he, by the concurrent voice of all historic writers, is allowed to have done on every occasion. Du Choul, in his quaint but honest style, says "And as from piety come pity and clemency, in which Julius Caesar surpassed all other princes, I have accompanied this medal with a sentence worthy to be engraved in letters of gold, taken from an antique marble, and which says - NIHIL EST QVOD MAGIS DECAT PRINCIPEM QVAM LIBERALITAS ET CLEMENTIA - that is to say, there is nothing which more becomes a prince than clemency and liberality. And, in truth, there is nothing in this world more graceful than mercy." - See La Religion des Romains, p.26. - See also Thesaur. Morell. Impp. T.iii TAB. v. No.8.