Saksagan
Might be expected when attacked by a fever
But in the case of some the pestilence did not come on in this way, but they saw a vision in a dream and...
Dacius pointed out
Flocks of birds rose into flight, stirred from their feeding by the passage of so many mounted men. And from the jungle along the...
Intrigues like the one Galerius
Constantine smiled. “Sometimes I wonder why I listen to these wild tales of yours ”“Because you know they’re true. Empires are built, and maintained,...
Busiris or Coptos
“Somewhere between here and Busiris or Coptos, you became a man,” he said. “I’m sorry about Minervina. She was a lovely child.” “It has...
Own judgment concerning the matter
For much as men differ with regard to places in which they live, or in the law of their daily life, or in natural...
The Roman Silk Industry
The Roman Silk Industry, c. 550Procopius shows how the silk industry was first introduced into Europe from the Orient.About the same time there came...
