Roman rule had brought to Britain
Scrupulously treating the giant Bonar with the respect due a local king, he had taken him on a tour of the countryside, letting him...
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...
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....
Caucasus to menace the fertile plains
Brought up as a Roman, Tiridates had returned to Armenia after a victorious campaign against the Persians and had proved a very popular and...
The Emperors face softened
“The message said you wanted to see me at once.”
“Good! I’m glad to find somebody who obeys my orders.” The Emperor’s face softened. “It...
Flavius Valerius Constantinus at the age of twenty two
Thus at the age of twenty two, Flavius Valerius Constantinus was not only a father, an eventuality he had been quite too busy during...
Accusations against the man
To my astonishment, he displayed extraordinary pleasure, and when I asked him why, he replied: ‘Because if you must know, I have heard many...
Exiles cannot share in such pleasures
They might have lost their hands or been mutilated in some other way. Instead, some of them were forcibly shaved and the rest condemned...
Abstain from physical violence
At the time when he was crowned, he made a vow to God that he would never inflict corporal punishment. It was a promise...
