Basil II part 7
14. Basil personally took part in these operations with the Roman army. He had just begun to grow a beard and was learning the...
Basil II part 6
The reason for this was that they feared Chosroes. They expected little consideration from him and they believed that he would throw them back...
Basil II part 5
The Revolt of Bardas Phocas
10. Meanwhile Bardas Phocas returned to the emperor. He was given the privilege of a triumph and took his place...
Basil II part 4
7. According to the historians, this man Bardas reminded people of his uncle, the emperor Nicephorus, for he was always wrapped in gloom, and...
Basil II part 3
The complete change in his mode of living dates from the attempted revolutions of the notorious Sclerus**4 and of Phocas.**5 Sclerus twice raised the...
Basil II part 2
Although he was born of the same father as the father of Basil and Constantine, on his mother’s side he came of different stock....
Basil II part 1
Basil II 976 – 1025
1. The circumstances in which the emperor John Tzimisces met his death have already been described (in the history of...
The Priest`s Tale part 8
I josep time in going up to his room, and fortunately found him in one of his intervals of quiet. He was sitting on...
The Priest`s Tale part 7
These causes of themselves often produce tetanus, and hydrophobia and tetanus have many points of resemblance. This is what the doctors tell us. But...
The Priest`s Tale part 6
“With great difficulty I managed to persuade Christos and the men or rather women—who surrounded him, and it was at last decided to take...
