Second Battle with Heresy part 5
He had lately ascended the patriarchal throne after the resignation of Eustratius Garidas in the course of the seventh Indiction of the year 6592....
Second Battle with Heresy part 21
But whilst trying to avoid the smoke, he fell into the fire. For he did not stumble upon the ships which were watching the...
Michael IV part 3
5. So lived Romanus and such was the funeral with which he was honoured. Despite the work and expense involved in the building of...
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....
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...
Lulu`s Triumph part 5
We shall take a trip through Italy, but without haste, taking short journeys, enjoying every comfort, stopping where we please, seeing even the most...
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...
