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Constantius’ eyes closed and for a moment Constantine thought he was gone. Then he saw that the broad chest was still moving with breathing,...

At the sight of a Roman force appearing seemingly from nowhere to rescue them, the fleeing rear guard of Galerius’ army took courage and...

“How far ahead are the others?”“No more than an hour’s march.”“Then we should be able to attack before the band sent to destroy us...

“We will gain nothing by dividing our forces.” At the note of assurance in Constantine’s voice Dacius glanced at him sharply. The old soldier...

“Your son!” The butcher looked as if he were going to faint. “But they say ”“Whoever they are, you can now set them aright,...

Swung at the end of the strapas barbarians swung the spike studded iron balls attached to chains, called matteae, for close fighting the packet...

“I’m not alone now,” the larger boy boasted. “We are four against one.”“Tell us the story of your ancestor, the Emperor Claudius,” another of...

If people have a deficient measure of corn and wine arid do not follow the ancient tradition of their fathers but out of covetousness...

The chronicle of Symeon Logothete has been preserved in three forms: an original written to magnify the deeds of Romanos Lekapenos; as the continuation...

Justinian (b.483- r.527-d.565)Procopius is the most important source for information about the reign of the emperor Justinian. He wrote a number of official...