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...
The Secret History part 54
All of these he utterly depopulated. For those who did not die in battle perished of disease and famine, which as usual followed in...
The Secret History part 53
For Libya, vast as it is, he so devastated that you would have to go a long way to find a single man, and...
The Secret History part 52
Saturninus, lying down finally to pleasant dreams with his new bride, discovered she was already unmaidened; and later told one of his friends that...
The Secret History part 51
And in what manner the poor lad was removed from the world, I cannot say, for no one has ever seen him since, not...
