Differently from the rest of the Romans
Then it was that Justinian, fanning the flame and openly inciting the Blues to fight, made the whole Roman Empire shake on its foundation,...
The conquest of Libya and Italy
Though the plague, described in my former books, attacked the whole world, no fewer men escaped than perished of it; for some never were...
Some evidence of the Emperor’s hand
As time went on, this Justin came to great power. For the Emperor Anastasius appointed him Count of the palace guard; and when the...
Favorable reply Dacius
Watching closely from his capital at Treves the steady disintegration of the Prefecture of Italy, Constantine made two important moves in regard to it....
Waiting for Maxentius
“And then on to Rome! He who has the city holds the key to the Empire.”
“Tell me,” Dacius said. “Has there ever been a...
Stately tour with Galerius walking
For the entire length of the Via Caesarea, the golden chariot continued its stately tour with Galerius walking beside it like a lackey at...
The most infamous part of Antioch
The broad, columnlined street ended among the foothills of Mount Silpius in a road that wound upward toward the craggy peaks of the mountain...
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
The De Cerimoniis is a work of compilation produced for the emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-59), and partially revised or updated under Nikephoros II...
Notes on the Diplomatic Stylesheet
The attention paid in the De Cerimoniis to foreign affairs in minimal, and to some extent this can be explained by the existence of...
Byzantine society produced the harmonious
The central theme in this document is taxis. Taxis, or correct order, within Byzantine society produced the harmonious hierarchy of institutions that consituted the...
