Italians living in Ravenna
Totila, indeed, was willing enough to meet him before his city walls, but could not catch him there, since like the rest of the...
Word of honor to Photius
Now everybody took it for granted that Belisarius had arranged this with his wife and made the agreement about the expedition with the Emperor,...
Thirty gold centenaries
Quadratus, however, approached only to hand him a letter from the Queen. And thus the letter read: “You know, Sir, your offense against us....
Caucasus to menace the fertile plains
Brought up as a Roman, Tiridates had returned to Armenia after a victorious campaign against the Persians and had proved a very popular and...
The Emperors face softened
“The message said you wanted to see me at once.”
“Good! I’m glad to find somebody who obeys my orders.” The Emperor’s face softened. “It...
Flavius Valerius Constantinus at the age of twenty two
Thus at the age of twenty two, Flavius Valerius Constantinus was not only a father, an eventuality he had been quite too busy during...
Byzantine Imperial Centuries
Byzantine Imperial Centuries (843-1204)
The Farmer’s Law, 7-8th Centuries
After the attacks by Persians, Arabs and Slavs, there is some indication that the great landed estates...
They shall decide in favor of the territory
If two territories contend about a boundary or a field, let the judges consider it and they shall decide in favor of the territory...
Separated front the mass of oxen and goes off
If a herdsman receives an ox from a farmer in the morning and goes off and the ox gets separated front the mass of...
