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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...
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...
With Maximian and Maxentius
“There is no hurry,” he assured her. “I plan to remain in Arles for a while; it will be easier to keep in touch...
Less important a weapon than the sword
Constantine looked at Crocus and saw the same bewilderment in the eyes of the young Frank that he felt himself. The lance used by...
Constantine felt tin breath
At the metallic command, both lines turned slightly at full gallop, passing through each other’s ranks so closely that Constantine felt tin’ breath of...
Caesar Galerius rode in from Sirmiu
“Caesar Galerius rode in from Sirmium” yesterday, especially for the Augustalia,” he said. “Diocletian is always glad to delegate a reviewing chore to someone...
