Justin was acclaimed
Justin was acclaimed in a raucous scene—the new emperor came away with a split lip from a scuffle with the scholares—and was carried off...
Gaining the throne
A proclamation might follow, or the welcoming of an ambassador. At the end, the emperor would rise and leave, and then the dignitaries would...
the palace were the private quarters
Deep inside the palace were the private quarters, the bedchamber or cubiculum of the emperor and a separate one for the empress—each, of course,...
Fiftyfive years old
“Just how ill is my father?” Constantine asked the secretary when they were outside the room.
Eumenius gave him a quick, appraising glance. “He had...
Your regular commanders
“Cross over to Britain with you and help subdue the Piets.” “As my secondincommand? You’ve been kept from your just dues long enough.”
Constantine knew...
Be enough Augustus
“You were right to ask, Augustus.” Adrian forced his voice under control. “After three days in the hands of the Praetorians, my niece threw...
Galerius intends to let Constantine go
“So he said in a letter Galerius received last night. He wants Constantine to join him.”
“He wouldn’t say it unless he were.” Helena turned...
Second letter from Constantius
“You mean he dared to ignore Father’s letter?”
“Most likely he was going to pretend that it was not received before you were safely dispatched...
Instead of in Nicomedia
“I was going to visit you tomorrow, before Dacius and I leave for the Euphrates,” Constantine said. “Is anything wrong?” “Wrong enough that it...
Wealth of Romans
HOW HE SEIZED ALL THE WEALTH OF THE ROMANS AND THREW IT AWAY
How he seized all wealth I will next discuss: recalling first a...
