The Secret History part 70
But this Emperor deprived them of nearly all this money, to the great harm of these officials and everybody else. For poverty, attacking them...
The Secret History part 69
And when he saw there was no further possible vacancy, he enrolled two thousand more, whom he called Supernumeraries. When he himself took over...
The Secret History part 68
Later, some of the palace guards were sent throughout the whole Roman Empire to investigate how many on the military lists were unfit for...
The Secret History part 67
Their annual taxes were not remitted, and they had to pay not only their own, but their deceased neighbors’ share. And in addition to...
The Secret History part 66
Yet to these remaining sufferers, for whom he made this ridiculous remission of taxes, and to all the others, who had many times been...
The Secret History part 65
Those who were thus deprived of their dole sat around in great grief. Furthermore, he did not coin the customary amount of gold, but...
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...
