Fleeing rear guard of Galerius
At the sight of a Roman force appearing seemingly from nowhere to rescue them, the fleeing rear guard of Galerius’ army took courage and...
Distinguishing feature
Another said he stood beside the Emperor as he sat, and of a sudden the face changed into a shapeless mass of flesh, with...
One swoop the estates
I could hardly catalogue all the other people whose estates these two chose to inherit. However, up to the time when the insurrection named...
Heirs of Dionysius
There was in Constantinople a man by the name of Zeno, grandson of that Anthamius who had formerly been Emperor of the West. This...
Armenians under the sword
“For the same reason Crassus risked it several hundred years ago the hope of covering himself with glory with a sudden blow at the...
Amalasuntha’s death gave Justinian the pretext
And so in 535, Amalasuntha’s death gave Justinian the pretext he needed—supposed instability and illegitimacy—to set his fleets on the water again, this time...
Inherit the kingdom and build a temple
‘It was no more than he deserved for seeking to destroy his father.”
“No doubt,” Dacius agreed. “But the Jews have another explanation. They claim...
Repairs Near the Gate of Charisius
Serbian Support
One fragmentary inscription found on a tower between the Gate of Charisius and Tekfur Sarayı likely dates to the reign of John VIII...
Inscriptions from the Final Restoration of the Theodosian Walls
Several inscriptions carved into the towers of the Outer Wall of Constantinople give us important details about the last restoration works carried out during...
Repairs Ordered by Andronicus II in 1317
In the year 1317, general repairs were once again carried out on the Theodosian Walls by Emperor Andronicus II Palaiologos. These restorations were funded...
