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Quadratus, however, approached only to hand him a letter from the Queen. And thus the letter read: “You know, Sir, your offense against us....

Belisarius, although none of the charges against him were proved, was at the insistence of the Empress relieved of his command by the Emperor;...

But Belisarius, disregarding his word of honor, took no measures to avenge his accomplice’s suffering of such impious treatment as has been told. And...

Later, however, everything that up to this time had been concealed came to light. Discovering Calligonus in the neighborhood, Theodora handed him over to...

Theodora was now in some fear for Antonina, for she had heard what had happened to her; so she sent word to Belisarius to...

When the Persians heard this, already in low spirits over their ill fortune among the Lazi, they now feared if they should meet a...

For the fact was that, possessed with jealous passion for his wife, he was unwilling to go far away from Roman territory, so that...

“Yet remember this of me, that I still love my wife exceedingly well; and if it is in my power to punish the ruiner...

But Theodosius refused to leave his monastery, saying he was completely resolved to give himself forever to the cloistered life. This noble pronouncement, however,...

And it was not long after this that Belisarius was persuaded by his wife to kill Constantine. What happened at that time concerning Presidius...