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...
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 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....
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 5
11. Not one of the emperors in my time — and I say this with experience of many in my life, for most of...
Michael IV part 21
The Emperor’s Bulgarian Expedition
43. This thought afflicted the emperor much more than physical suffering, and the harm it produced in him was quite different,...
Orpheus and Eurydice 2
Bloodless spirits
As he spoke and touched the strings of his lyre, the bloodless spirits wept. Tantalus no longer caught at the retreating water; the...
