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26. Let me now give some account of this man.**50 His family, on his father’s side, was altogether insignificant and completely obscure. His father...

He was expert in the conception and planning of unlikely designs. He showed no consideration for benefactors, no gratitude to anyone for friendship or...

31. It was now evident that the whole of the emperor’s body was swollen, and nobody could fail to notice the hydropsy from which...

There before the cross they laid him. Then they began earnestly to implore God, the Maker of all things, to bring them consolation and...

Insights into Professions and Stories Exploring Artistic Narratives on Tombstones Nautical and Military Tributes Discovering the profession of the deceased is often possible through elements on tombstones....

Beautiful spot near EphesusThence they sailed for Syracuse, a city in the same country. Sailing from Syracuse, they crossed the Adriatic and reached the...

His notices of the Holy Places at Jerusalem, however, are of the highest interest, and some of them are of great archaeological value. Among...

9. Clearly it was not a noble beginning for a man promoted to supreme power, as I have shown. Nevertheless, for a short period...

I know that it may seem very bold on my part to write this book when there are so many holy priests capable of...

But Bryennius, in fear of his life resembled a maniac, and was by no means in need of rest, for how should a man...