Empress Prisca and Lady Valeria
The fire that consumed the scrolls and furnishings of the Christian church at Nicomedia marked the beginning of a holocaust that soon swept from...
Caesar Constantius
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I should have recognized you from your resemblance to your father, but I was otherwise occupied. Caesar Constantius and I served together...
Constantine and Dacius had dismounted
The tall man was near midstream now, wading at the head of his troops, but the river was deepening rapidly and his armor made...
After Constantius Chlorus
Maximin Daia ate like a pig, snuffling and slobbering over his meat and wine, but no one seemed to pay any attention to him....
The Imperial Guard sleep
“I’m a cub too,” he admitted.
“But with the best blood in your veins of any of them, you can be sure of that. By...
Inevitable short and rather dull sword
As a cadet, his equipment consisted of a pair of rough tunics for training and a supply of loin cloths and cotton shirts as...
The Law of 390
A clearer law was issued by Valentinian II, Theodoisus and Arcadius on Aug 6, 390. It also survives in the Theodosian Code:
Cod.Theod. IX. Vii....
Includes texts of earlier Roman legislation on homosexuality
Justinian I: Novel 77 and Novel 141
Roman Law
There had been earlier Roman legislation against homosexual acts. There was a shadowy Lex Scantinia...
Theophanes Continuatus
Chapter three presents a partial textual analysis of the Synopsis Historion, comparing Skylitzes’ text with that of Theophanes Continuatus, focussing on the tenth-century reign...
