Liberius’s world for the next quarter century
This was Liberius’s world for the next quarter century. He represented the Roman empire (Theoderic’s branch of it, that is), commanded its military forces,...
Theoderic addressed Boethius consistently
This Boethius, the successful Boethius, who had the ear of the ruler and was the object of his flattering attentions, we see mainly through...
Roman empire’s Italian domains
By now Theoderic was the self-assured and supreme master of the Roman empire’s Italian domains, with secure control of the approaches to Italy from...
Perils of the body were scarcely less threatening
The other perils of the body were scarcely less threatening. Disease could take even the strong in a matter of hours or days. Yet...
Slightly less elegant and also less expensive
Slightly less elegant and also less expensive was the Spanish fish sauce called garum, made by steeping fish eggs and entrails in brine. Garum...
LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD
In some future age, people will say history began with the twentieth century, for it will be the earliest period from which they’ll have...
When Sopatros the Roman
Cosmas tells a story from that end of the world going back to his own early days, around 515 CE, when Sopatros the Roman,...
Merchants like Cosmas also knew
Merchants like Cosmas also knew their way around land, since by definition the commodities that shipped best were also easy to carry ashore and...
Neither Cosmas nor his contemporaries
Neither Cosmas nor his contemporaries would have spoken of the Roman empire as a free-trade zone, or praised the blessings of a single currency...
Balkan Tours 2020 2021
Balkan Peninsula has always been one of the attractive and mysterious destinations around the world. With Balkan Tours 2020 – 2021 you have the chance...
