Became a nominal Christian
Now there was a certain Arsenius a native of Palestine, who had become one of the most useful intimates of the Empress Theodora, and...
Amounted to two million bushels
This Hephaestus, planning to incur even greater favor of the Emperor, contrived the following additional scheme. When Diocletian became ruler of the Romans, he...
To succour the Emperor
And he still clutched his naked sword in his right hand, his face was stained with his own blood, his head was bare, and...
The garrison of Dyrrachium
Having re-arranged the whole army in this manner, he himself started along the seacoast in order to attack the Frankish army from the front....
The Emperor more subtle and more clever
VI Such, you see, were Robert’s plans and intentions. The Emperor’s on the other hand were different, more subtle and more clever. Both the...
The very shrewd Bohemund
For, lest Bohemund should conceive any suspicion against him, the Emperor had ordered that raw meats be placed before him, together with the cooked,...
The Bad Manners of a Crusading Prince
When the Franks bad all come together and had taken an oath to the emperor, there was one count who had the boldness to...
