Arian religion separated
If Theoderic’s own old-fashioned Arian religion separated him in principle from Italy’s Catholics, he could modulate that division by generosity, as we have seen...
Came from Milan with Maximian
“Are you sure you aren’t spinning daydreams again?” “Centurions run the army and through it the Empire; you should know that by now. I...
Possession of priceless goods
Now the Praetor, whenever he found anything very valuable among the stolen goods that came to his notice, was supposed to give it to...
Quaestorship
DEBASING OF THE QUAESTORSHIP
He also had contrived other ways of plundering his subjects (which I will now describe as well as I can) by...
Immediately robbed
Having thus carried away the public wealth, he turned his eye upon his private subjects. Most of them he immediately robbed of their estates,...
Emperor and Empress hostile
Belisarius, although none of the charges against him were proved, was at the insistence of the Empress relieved of his command by the Emperor;...
How Theodora Humiliated the Conqueror of Africa and Italy
But Belisarius, disregarding his word of honor, took no measures to avenge his accomplice’s suffering of such impious treatment as has been told. And...
Theodora’s palace were certain secret
Later, however, everything that up to this time had been concealed came to light. Discovering Calligonus in the neighborhood, Theodora handed him over to...
Recurrent raids into Gaul
Galerius, however, had no intention of offering refuge to the old troublemaker, so Maximian was forced to flee again, this time to Arles, where...
Arles the Massilotes
At Arles the Massilotes had built an important trading station in the time of the early Phoenicians, before the luckless Queen Dido of Tyre...
