Alexius Part 20
Basilacius, however, was inflexible, but the Thessalonians, through fear of their city being taken and destroyed, granted Comnenus ingress. But Basilacius, when he saw...
Alexius Part 21
The Roman Empire really brought this formidable foe upon herself by affording a pretext for all the wars he waged against us in proposing...
Alexius Part 38
This excuse Monomachatus made to my father, and tried to conciliate him (I mean my father) and Botaniates, simultaneously, but he also sent a...
Antiochus Strategos part 21
Then they travelled across a wide plain covered with Olive trees, and with them travelled an Ethiopian and his two camels, who led a...
Antiochus Strategos part 22
They were there for a long time waiting for a ship to get ready. Afterwards they sailed during the whole of the winter, from...
Alexius Part 24
Hereupon, Mascabeles’ men, seeing that the leaders had dismounted, and apparently started an argument afresh, dismounted too; or rather some did, and tied their...
Antiochus Strategos part 23
Embarking once more, they came to a city called Naples and remained there several days. It is the seat of an archbishop whose dignity...
Alexius Part 25
XII Having thus become master of all Mascabeles’ possessions, he after that grew daily in power, and becoming ever more despotic, piled cities upon...
Antiochus Strategos part 24
After this, a priest who came from Spain to St. Benedict’s and stayed there asked permission of Abbot Petronax to go to Rome. When...
Alexius Part 26
That man Robert, who from a most inconspicuous beginning had grown most conspicuous, and amassed great power, now desired eagerly to become Roman Emperor,...
