He is notable for his words, "Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artis intulit agresti Latio" (Conquered Greece took captive her savage conqueror and brought her arts into rustic Latium), meaning that after the conquest of Greece the defeated Greeks created a cultural hegemony over the Romans.
Dia terkenal karena kata-katanya, "Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artis intulit agresti Latio" (Menaklukkan Yunani mengambil tawanan penakluk biadabnya dan membawa keseniannya ke pedesaan Latium), yang berarti bahwa setelah penaklukan Yunani, orang Yunani yang dikalahkan menciptakan hegemoni budaya atas orang Romawi.