Saksagan
To marry you Constantine
“Aren’t you taking a lot for granted?”
“You mean you don’t want to be with me?” Her eyes began to take fire. “I never lack...
Daughters of the Augusti
“I wasn’t making fun,” he assured her. “And I’m sure you told the truth when you said you always get your way.”
“Now about our...
Killed after Diocletian names
“It’s no secret that Galerius hates you.” Her forehead was wrinkled in a frown, as she considered the question, and he saw that she...
DIALOGUE WITH PAUL OF NISIBIS
Church Policy
Justinian I (b.483- r.527-d.565)Justinian’s “dialogue” with a Nestorian.St. Emperor Justinian:
DIALOGUE WITH PAUL OF NISIBIS
The Dialogue with Paul of Nisibis is a transcript of...
Violation of the Thracian Land Law
Codex Justinianus:
Coloni Bound to the Soil, c. 530
An earlier law had attached coloni to the soil in provinces of the Empire other than...
Ruling of Justinian to the effect
In all such cases it seems to us sufficiently wrong for the lord to prejudge the absence of his coloni, who, born in the...
Euphrates frontier
“I would trust your father with my life and, I am beginning to suspect, you also,” he said. “But Galerius insists that you remain...
Theodora have a son named Constantine
“Give the next one who does it the lie then, on my authority. I drank wine at your father’s wedding; you are legitimate.”
“But he...
Capital at Treves in Gaul
As a decurion of the training maniples, Constantine was allowed much more freedom than while a cadet. And since Drepanum was not far away,...
Endless discomfort of a soldier’s life
Now, the harmonious structure and great charm of the Caesar’s writings are well-known to all who have chanced to take a look at his...
