The Secret History part 64
They say, too, that she had been involuntarily charmed by magic to become Peter’s friend; for this Barsyames was a devotee of sorcerers and...
The Secret History part 63
For from the time when this tyrant first managed the affairs of state, in each department the ministers without any justification claimed the moneys...
The Secret History part 62
22. Further corruption in high places
Now when the Emperor and Theodora dismissed John of Cappadocia, they wished to appoint a successor to his office,...
The Secret History part 61
Later he contrived another unheard-of scheme. The offices which he believed to be the most powerful in Constantinople and the other large cities, he...
The Secret History part 60
For this Justinian left them unpunished, awaiting the time when they should have gained immense riches; as soon as this happened, he brought some...
The Secret History part 59
But the first man that this Emperor appointed to the office was Tribonian, whose actions I have fully related elsewhere. And when Tribonian departed...
The Secret History part 58
Again he licensed many monopolies, as they -are called; selling the freedom of his subjects to those who were willing to undertake this reprehensible...
The Secret History part 57
Some he accused of polytheism, others of heresy against the orthodox Christian faith; some of pederasty, others of love affairs with nuns, or other...
The Secret History part 56
19. How he seized all the wealth of the romans and threw it away
How he seized all wealth I will next discuss: recalling first...
The Secret History part 55
So while he was Emperor, the whole earth ran red with the blood of nearly all the Romans and the barbarians. Such were the...
