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Jerking open the door
Before Constantine could shout a warning to the eunuch who had taken his place in the bed, he heard a muted cry of triumph...
Constantine assured her
“What is it, dearest?” he asked.
“I almost betrayed you by believing Father was sincere, when he seized control here,” she admitted.
“I knew you had...
My sister Fausta
“Please forgive my brother for being a bore, Tribune,” she said with a dazzling smile. “Word of how you stopped the whole army of...
The Temple of Jupiter
Through the crowdlined streets of the city, many of whose people had never even seen the Senior Augustus, the procession moved at a majestic...
Diocletian and Maximian
The triumph of Diocletian and Maximian could hardly bear comparison with previous ceremonials marking the entry of Rome’s great heroes into the city after...
Complexion was moderately colorful
Confronted with this disgrace, they all yielded, I suppose, to necessity, for it was as if Fate were giving proof of its power to...
Theodora born and brought up
It was then that he undertook to complete his marriage with Theodora. But as it was impossible for a man of senatorial rank to...
Augustus at Carthage
In Africa and Egypt, what had long been an uneasy peace suddenly erupted into war when a group of five Moorish nations left their...
Being in the Emperors own household
The three years spent at Nicomedia while attaining his majority were in many ways a period of frustration for Constantine. For although he was...
The Emperor favors in Nicomedia
“Congratulations upon your appointment as an officer of the Imperial Guard,” he said. “It is said in Nicomedia that the Emperor favors you and...
