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Theodahad first shows up in the record
Theodahad first shows up in the record in a strongly worded letter to him from Theoderic, who had to remind him that scripture says...
Procopius confines his story to wars
Procopius confines his story to wars, not peace. As a result, he gives us only the tip of the iceberg for the story that...
Historians from Herodotus to Procopius
Historians from Herodotus to Procopius recount ancient battles with discouraging sameness over most of 1,000 years, for good reason. Fortified vehicles are the most...
Yield up Massilia
“Like Dacius?” He could imagine the story Maximian had told her and which she seemed to have believed.
“Or some others.” She had missed entirely...
Constantine to move swiftly
There was every reason for Constantine to move swiftly with all the troops he could safely take from duty along the Rhine, since Maximian’s...
A Liar and A Hypocrite
Knowing countless other such acts of Justinian, I cannot include them, since the end of this book draws near. In any case, what I...
Their innocent fellow citizens
But since there was a statute of limitations barring action after thirty years, except in mortgages and certain other matters, where the limit was...
Faustin restored to his former rank
So the Senate investigated the affair and by the will of the Emperor, punished Faustin with exile. But the Emperor, after getting from him...
Dacius swore a purple
“You look as if you were roughly treated,” he said. “Who unloosed your bonds? Maximian?”
Dacius swore a purple oath. “Don’t tell me you were...
The entire Roman Empire
CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF JUSTINIAN
Now this went on not only in Constantinople, but in every city: for like any other disease, the evil, starting...
