Saksagan
Might be expected when attacked by a fever
But in the case of some the pestilence did not come on in this way, but they saw a vision in a dream and...
Own judgment concerning the matter
For much as men differ with regard to places in which they live, or in the law of their daily life, or in natural...
The Roman Silk Industry
The Roman Silk Industry, c. 550
Procopius shows how the silk industry was first introduced into Europe from the Orient.
About the same time there came...
Romanus III
Romanus III 1028—1034
Constantine was succeeded as emperor by his son-in-law Romanus, surnamed Argyropulus.**29 The latter was convinced that his reign marked the beginning of...
Tiny feet that grow outside the bodies
With this object I made my way up to a height close by the scene of the fair, where I sat down and surveyed...
True Byzantine looks on the Crusades
As a true Byzantine she looks on the Crusades only from the narrow and selfish standpoint of Constantinople, and detests soundly all Latins. The...
