Saksagan
The Secret History part 5
But Theodosius refused to leave his monastery, saying he was completely resolved to give himself forever to the cloistered life. This noble pronouncement, however,...
The Secret History part 4
And it was not long after this that Belisarius was persuaded by his wife to kill Constantine. What happened at that time concerning Presidius...
The Secret History part 3
And Antonina not only embraced Theodosius with reasonable fondness as her son by holy word, and thus cared for him, but soon, while her...
The Secret History part 2
But, finally, I was again constrained to proceed with this history, for the reason that future tyrants may see also that those who thus...
The Secret History part 1
Procopius of Caesarea: The Secret History
The Secret History claims to provide explanations and additions that the author could not insert into his work on...
A King in Disguise part 5
Unbounded was the joy and congratulation of the courtiers on thus meeting with him safe and uninjured. The king then turning round to the...
A King in Disguise part 4
Even I, a poor fisherman, with a wife and little family, am not forgotten, and enjoy my poverty in peace. He permits me to...
A King in Disguise part 3
As he thus stood, listening to the distant thunder and the raving of the storm, he stretched his view in vain to discover some...
A King in Disguise part 2
Residing there during several years, I acquired an excellent knowledge of the language, manners, and peculiar practices of the people, when I was at...
A King in Disguise part 1
Matteo Bandello (1480 – 1560)
Bandello, a Lombard noble by birth, is, next to Boccaccio, the most celebrated of the Italian story-tellers, and he, like...
