Zoe and Theodora part 25
The younger sister (Theodora) daily gloated over her collection of darics, for which she had had bronze coffers made. Knowing their hobbies, therefore, the...
Zoe and Theodora part 17
Its aim is rather to explore the nature of the universe, to unravel its secrets. Its lofty dictums are not even confined to the...
Zoe and Theodora part 2
When all was ready, the other business was carried on. There were lawsuits to be settled, questions of public interest, or contributions of money,...
Zoe and Theodora part 34
Then, suddenly, he was hit in the right side. It was not a superficial wound, and the blood flowed freely at once from the...
Zoe and Theodora part 66
155. The actor fellow, of whom I spoke some time ago, had been in love with this princess before, and he was successful in...
Zoe and Theodora part 82
The function of Rhetoric is not merely to deceive by persuasive argument, or to deck itself out with ambiguous sentiments: it is an exact...
Zoe and Theodora part 3
The virtue of well-doing is most characteristic of those who govern, and where discrimination is made, where the particular circumstances and the fortune of...
Zoe and Theodora part 35
87. When the army came back, most of the soldiers were decorated with crowns, in honour of the victory. They were now encamped near...
Zoe and Theodora part 67
Surely nobody could surpass her in that good quality, for she depended wholly on God, ascribed all events to His influence, thought all things...
Zoe and Theodora part 83
In fact, he sent me other messages, of quite a different tenor, in which he congratulated me on preferring the spiritual life and actually...














