《汉书·传·叙传下》
声势浩大如燎原烈火，项羽于是火烧咸阳，主宰中原，发号令封王立侯，杀子婴废怀王，因欺诈暴虐而灭亡。
赫赫炎炎，遂焚咸阳，宰割诸夏，命立侯王，诛婴放怀，诈虐以亡。
The momentum was as mighty as a wildfire, Xiang Yu then burned down Xianyang, dominated the Central Plains, sent orders to establish kingdoms and enfeoff princes, killed Ziying and deposed King Huai, and was finally destroyed due to deceit and tyranny.