Theodosius left behind
What Theodosius left behind, more important than his sons, was a religious landscape denuded of the familiar and the emergence, by encouragement and by...
Constantine postponed baptism
Constantine postponed baptism until he was on his deathbed to assure himself of heaven without risking post-baptismal relapse. The half century that followed saw...
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...
Scirtus River flooded Edessa
However, punishment for these offenses was mostly directed against the Greens.
Furthermore the persecution of the Samaritans and the so-called heretics filled the Roman realm...
Boundaries of Persia
Such were the results of the wars in Libya and in Europe. Meanwhile the Saracens were continuously making inroads on the Romans of the...
German kings south of the Rhine
Nispite of a forced march across country from their debarkation point at Gesoriacum, Constantine failed to trap the German kings south of the Rhine,...
Germanic revolt
Constantine’s first thought was that the Germanic revolt was the 0 Bath
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Embark at Londinium for Gaul
“What next?” Crocus asked. “Remember Gaul is waiting to acclaim our new Augustus.”
“It will take several weeks for the letter to reach Galerius,” Constantine...
Constantine was afraid
“My sole ambition is to do my duty as a soldier and a Roman, Augustus,” Constantine said evenly.
“Do you deny trying to turn Fausta’s...
Fausta had spent every possible moment
In the week he had been in Rome, he and Fausta had spent every possible moment together and his desire for her had risen...
