Second Battle with Heresy part 4
The Emperor paid not the slightest heed to this talk. But as this guttersnipe did not cease talking this nonsense at all seasons in...
Second Battle with Heresy part 20
Thereupon Ubus at once asked for a horse, and one of the two men dismounted and very willingly gave him his horse. Thus the...
Michael IV part 2
3. This proclamation was arranged in the evening by the new emperor’s personal friends. Immediately afterwards, a twofold order was sent to the City...
Phineus And The Harpies 1
Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd Century B.c.)
Although he was a late writer in the epic form, Apollonius treated ancient mythical material, but from the standpoint...
Lulu`s Triumph part 3
“Have I said anything wrong?”
“No, dear, no; you are right. When one loves one marries. It is difficult to awaken love,” and she sighed...
Michael IV part 19
38. I am aware that many chroniclers of his life will, in all probability, give an account differing from mine, for in his time...
The Robbers of Egypt 1
Heliodorus (3rd Century, A.D.)
Heliodorus was one of the earliest writers of the novel, or romance. Though he lived long after the close of the...
Lulu`s Triumph part 4
But this afternoon he lay stretched out in an armchair, one leg crossed over the other, a book in his hand, with the fixed...
Michael IV part 4
9. Clearly it was not a noble beginning for a man promoted to supreme power, as I have shown. Nevertheless, for a short period...
Michael IV part 20
He did not claim to be the legitimate heir of these kings, but he either invented or proved that he was a collateral relation....
