Inflicted on practically
Later Theodora saw her mistake and tried to console them, to the public detriment, for she made their new husbands Dukes. Even this brought...
Hundred Harlots
HOW SHE SAVED FIVE HUNDRED HARLOTS FROM A LIFE OF SIN
I have told earlier in this narrative what she did to Belisarius, Photius and...
Roman citizen of good standing
Then there was Basanius, one of the Green faction, a prominent young man, who incurred her anger by making some uncomplimentary remark. Basanius, warned...
Foolishly thinking
As none of the previous Emperors had molested these churches, many men, even those of the orthodox faith, got their livelihood by working on...
Laid waste the Empire
This encouraged still others of them to rob the poor Romans; and after their pillaging, they too were further rewarded by the gracious Emperor....
Traditional weapon among the Dalmatian troops
At another time Constantine would have been interested in seeing it, for a group of Illyrian legionnaires were demonstrating the use of martiobarbuli, the...
Crocus struck the ground almost at Constantines feet
Crocus was almost upon him, when he knelt suddenly, and dropped the butt of his lance to the ground, elevating the point. It struck...
Constantine realize that the Gallic nobleman
Only when he saw the feverish light in Crocus’ eyes as he leaned forward in his saddle, every muscle tensed, did Constantine realize that...
