Against the Persians
Constantine felt somewhat the same sensation he remembered experiencing once, when he had watched a swaying serpent in the process of being charmed out...
Piet rebellion
“Galerius shall pay for thisl” Constantius said grimly. “I let him name Severus Caesar in Italy to avoid any controversy with Maxen tius, while...
Anyone strong and agile
“Marios and Helena spoke truly in their letters.” Constantius held his tall son away from him, examining him with eyes that were, like Constantine’s...
Vultures serving only Galerius
“We see too little of you these days, nephew,” Marios greeted him warmly. “Are your duties so onerous?”
“Not so much my duties as my...
Christians invoked the power
Carinus ignored him and began to take testimony. A servant swore that the odor of brimstone had filled the air at the time of...
East and the hierarchy of his appointees
Galerius had become emperor in fact, if not in name, during Diocletian’s absence. With the old ruler still ailing, he continued to control the...
Belisarius was utterly incapable
The reason for this was that after the Vandals were defeated, Justinian planned, not how he might best strengthen his hold on the country,...
Photius agreed to serve him in everything
“Yet remember this of me, that I still love my wife exceedingly well; and if it is in my power to punish the ruiner...
HOW BELATED JEALOUSY AFFECTED BELISARIUS’S MILITARY JUDGMENT
But Theodosius refused to leave his monastery, saying he was completely resolved to give himself forever to the cloistered life. This noble pronouncement, however,...
Theodosius came to Italy
And it was not long after this that Belisarius was persuaded by his wife to kill Constantine. What happened at that time concerning Presidius...
