Less important a weapon than the sword
Constantine looked at Crocus and saw the same bewilderment in the eyes of the young Frank that he felt himself. The lance used by...
Constantine felt tin breath
At the metallic command, both lines turned slightly at full gallop, passing through each other’s ranks so closely that Constantine felt tin’ breath of...
Caesar Galerius rode in from Sirmiu
“Caesar Galerius rode in from Sirmium” yesterday, especially for the Augustalia,” he said. “Diocletian is always glad to delegate a reviewing chore to someone...
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
The De Cerimoniis is a work of compilation produced for the emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-59), and partially revised or updated under Nikephoros II...
Notes on the Diplomatic Stylesheet
The attention paid in the De Cerimoniis to foreign affairs in minimal, and to some extent this can be explained by the existence of...
Byzantine society produced the harmonious
The central theme in this document is taxis. Taxis, or correct order, within Byzantine society produced the harmonious hierarchy of institutions that consituted the...
