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...
John the Cappadocian
What she did to John the Cappadocian I have told elsewhere; and need add only that her treatment of him was due to her...
Civil and ecclesiastical offices
Theodora’s idea was to control everything in the state to suit herself. Civil and ecclesiastical offices were all in her hand, and there was...
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...
