Constantine to move swiftly
There was every reason for Constantine to move swiftly with all the troops he could safely take from duty along the Rhine, since Maximian’s...
A Liar and A Hypocrite
Knowing countless other such acts of Justinian, I cannot include them, since the end of this book draws near. In any case, what I...
Their innocent fellow citizens
But since there was a statute of limitations barring action after thirty years, except in mortgages and certain other matters, where the limit was...
Faustin restored to his former rank
So the Senate investigated the affair and by the will of the Emperor, punished Faustin with exile. But the Emperor, after getting from him...
Most difficult undertaking
After having concluded this work and collected it all in a single volume under Our illustrious name, raising Ourself above small and comparatively insignificant...
Corpus Iuris Civilis 6th Century
Laws
Corpus Iuris Civilis, 6th Century
Although Law as practiced in Rome had grown up as a type of case law, this was not the “Roman...
After Constantius Chlorus
Maximin Daia ate like a pig, snuffling and slobbering over his meat and wine, but no one seemed to pay any attention to him....
The Imperial Guard sleep
“I’m a cub too,” he admitted.
“But with the best blood in your veins of any of them, you can be sure of that. By...
Inevitable short and rather dull sword
As a cadet, his equipment consisted of a pair of rough tunics for training and a supply of loin cloths and cotton shirts as...
