Saksagan
Pillaging the country
Also everywhere else in the Roman Empire Justinian did the same. Picking out the worst scoundrels he could find, he sold them the offices...
My sister Fausta
“Please forgive my brother for being a bore, Tribune,” she said with a dazzling smile. “Word of how you stopped the whole army of...
Eusebius of Caesarea
“I thought the rite of baptism was supposed to wash away all • » sm.
“It is, but being human we are sure to sin...
Italians living in Ravenna
Totila, indeed, was willing enough to meet him before his city walls, but could not catch him there, since like the rest of the...
Except Eutropia
“And I of them,” he assured her. “May I take them to the games tomorrow?”
“Of course except Eutropia. I’m afraid she’s still too much...
From Nicomedia into Italy
Galerius naturally could not stand idly by and see the very heart of the Empire wrested from his grasp, even though the new conquerors...
Word of honor to Photius
Now everybody took it for granted that Belisarius had arranged this with his wife and made the agreement about the expedition with the Emperor,...
Thirty gold centenaries
Quadratus, however, approached only to hand him a letter from the Queen. And thus the letter read: “You know, Sir, your offense against us....
Time to say goodbye to Constantius
In the morning Constantine managed to avoid both his father and mother until it was time to say goodbye to Constantius. No one had...
Constantius was saying to Helena
His thirst satisfied, he was returning to the sleeping quarters by way of the atrium, the large room at the front of the house,...
