None other than Constantine
Owing to my oratorical skill, I was introduced at court and became secretary to the reigning emperor, none other than Constantine, head of the...
The kind of persons historians record
Having thus given a brief outline of the man, I will now proceed to a fuller description and fill in the details, as I...
Constantine X
Constantine X 1059 – 1067
Constantine Ducas Ruled the Roman Empire for Seven Years**230
I will abbreviate my account of this emperor as far as is...
The Emperor’s Illness
What happened next? I will tell you. An illness of all unusual and painful character befell Romanus. Actually, the whole of his body became...
The chamberlains discovered a plot
In fact, he made him servant of the bedchamber, and in order that the young man might do this office, deliberately abandoned his wife...
Her kisses became more passionate
She clung to him all the closer. Her kisses became more passionate, she truly loving him, he in no way desiring her (for she...
