Queen answered musically
“Yet, Highness, such is my plight. I have creditors to whom I owe money, while others owe money to me. And those whom I...
Superficial difference between them
Not civility, but servility was now the rule, and Theodora was the slave driver. So far had Roman society been corrupted, between the false...
Headwaters of the river Aboras
“Batnae is on the main route from Antioch to Carrhae and Resaina.” Dacius put a stubby forefinger on the map. “Galerius must intend to...
Armenians under the sword
“For the same reason Crassus risked it several hundred years ago the hope of covering himself with glory with a sudden blow at the...
Inherit the kingdom and build a temple
‘It was no more than he deserved for seeking to destroy his father.”
“No doubt,” Dacius agreed. “But the Jews have another explanation. They claim...
