Zoe and Theodora part 43
For his part, once he was garbed in an emperor’s apparel, he lorded it over his supporters in a dictatorial and truly imperial fashion,...
Zoe and Theodora part 37
Such were the proposals they put forward, either because they imagined that there were springs of gold in our domains, or simply because they...
Zoe and Theodora part 36
The Russian Upheaval and the Revolt of Tornicius
90. Indeed, this lack of vigilance was the cause of the war against the barbarians, the war...
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 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 33
Then with his army he crossed over to the opposite mainland, after avoiding the attention of all the coastguards. None of his adversaries dared...
Zoe and Theodora part 32
80. The envoys he sent out to him were intended neither to flatter, nor simply to smooth out his troubles and bring him back...
Zoe and Theodora part 31
77. I have seen this man myself, and I wondered at him, for nature had bestowed on him all the attributes of a man...
Zoe and Theodora part 30
It is universally true that wherever the fine bloom of natural fertility, or of stoutheartedness and courage, or of any other good quality, wherever...
Zoe and Theodora part 29
Sometimes the path is smooth, often strangely rough. So with Constantine, affairs did not go as he had hoped. Waves of trouble, one after...
