The boy turned back to Constantine
“But they broke it and tried to capture us here at Treves.” The boy turned back to Constantine. “You did capture them, didn’t you...
Dura on the Euphrates
“I shall not ask you to go inside, Tribune. My daughter and I will be perfectly safe.”
“I must not leave your presence,” Constantine said...
The church at Ephesus
“Wherefore, take unto you the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, having your loins girt...
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...
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...
Law prohibiting pederasty
Next he turned his attention to those called Gentiles, torturing their persons and plundering their lands. of this group, those who decided to become...
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....
Nubian slaves Diocletian
Constantine had come to know and admire Empress Prisca during his stay in Nicomedia. Her daughter, Valeria, wife of the Caesar of the East,...
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...
