Saksagan
Justinian’s circle in Constantinople
The hard men of Justinian’s circle in Constantinople carried with them who knows what resentments, fears, and insecurities from their Balkan homes. These were...
The most infamous part of Antioch
The broad, columnlined street ended among the foothills of Mount Silpius in a road that wound upward toward the craggy peaks of the mountain...
Stately tour with Galerius walking
For the entire length of the Via Caesarea, the golden chariot continued its stately tour with Galerius walking beside it like a lackey at...
The Empress Fausta
“I want you to go to Drepanum and bring Crispus to Gaul,” he told Dacius when they finished inspecting the household troops the next...
Tribune Constantinus belongs
“Enoughl” The Caesar of the East shut his nephew up before he could say more. “You know Tribune Constantinus belongs to the Imperial Guard...
From Bithynia with Crispus
While waiting for Dacius to return from Bithynia with Crispus, he made a close inspection of the territory and found the country prosperous, though...
Licinius and Galerius
Dacius came in just then, a smile warming his craggy face as he put a hand on the boy’s shoulder in a gesture of...
Subject to the ruler of the Bulgarians
The rulers of the Pechenegs and Magyars are the only independent rulers to be accorded the title archontes. In contrast, and also in accordance...
Constantine VIII
Constantine VIII 1025—1028
On the death of Basil, his brother Constantine became emperor for the second time. There was no opposition. As a matter of...
Compassionately embrace his victim
His anger, too, was not lasting, like that of his brother Basil. He quickly relented and was terribly downcast at what he had done....
