Waiting for Maxentius
“And then on to Rome! He who has the city holds the key to the Empire.”
“Tell me,” Dacius said. “Has there ever been a...
Affair sufficiently in my chapter elsewhere
For this act of senseless obstinacy she was universally censured. Yet when her husband came home, she easily persuaded him to approve her course:...
Long farewell to the Roman army
The Roman expedition, already on its last legs, now collapsed entirely. And this is how Belisarius concluded the Gothic war. In despair he begged...
Byzantine territory for Syria
So, being satisfied with the preparations, he set out from Byzantine territory for Syria. When he occupied Antioch, the entry into the city was...
Reputation in distributing the honours
He had been most jealous of his reputation in distributing the honours of his Empire, and his generosity in the use of the imperial...
Interpretation of Holy Writ
However, questions were propounded on religious subjects, questions dealing with the interpretation of Holy Writ. Yet most of the difficult problems were left unsolved....
