Zoe and Theodora part 23
57. He wasted the imperial treasures in satisfying her every whim. For example, he found in the palace a bronze casket, ornamented with figures...
Zoe and Theodora part 22
They gave her letters, one from the emperor, the other from Zoe herself, promising a friendly reception and encouraging her to return. Such were...
Zoe and Theodora part 21
51. Whatever the reason, they were so much in love with each other that both found separation intolerable, even when they were threatened with...
Zoe and Theodora part 20
Only a fraction of these duties was reserved for himself. Instead, he chose a life of pleasure and luxury, as if it were his...
Zoe and Theodora part 19
46. At that first interview, my words were distinguished neither by their fluency nor by their elegance, but I told him about my family...
Zoe and Theodora part 18
43. Today, in fact, neither Athens, nor Nicomedeia, nor Alexandria in Egypt, nor Phoenicia, nor even the two Romes (the ancient and lesser Rome,...
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 84
There were certain factors that made her influence with them all-powerful: the fact that she had been born in the purple; her gentle character;...
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...
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...
