Destroyed their subjects
So quenchless was his thirst for human blood; and with his wife, intent on this end, he neglected no possible excuse for slaughter. For...
Caesar Constantius
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I should have recognized you from your resemblance to your father, but I was otherwise occupied. Caesar Constantius and I served together...
Constantine and Dacius had dismounted
The tall man was near midstream now, wading at the head of his troops, but the river was deepening rapidly and his armor made...
Traditional weapon among the Dalmatian troops
At another time Constantine would have been interested in seeing it, for a group of Illyrian legionnaires were demonstrating the use of martiobarbuli, the...
Crocus struck the ground almost at Constantines feet
Crocus was almost upon him, when he knelt suddenly, and dropped the butt of his lance to the ground, elevating the point. It struck...
Constantine realize that the Gallic nobleman
Only when he saw the feverish light in Crocus’ eyes as he leaned forward in his saddle, every muscle tensed, did Constantine realize that...
Notitia Dignitatum
(Register of Dignitaries), c. 400
The Notitia Dignitatum is an official listing of all ancient Roman civil and military posts. It survives as a 1551...
Sozomen (d. c. 450 CE)
Constantine Founds Constantinople, 324 CE
Nothing that Constantine the Great did shows his ability more clearly than his seizing upon the site of old Byzantium...
