B53

The Digest was not the end, however. It was still too large—several bulky and expensive manuscript volumes in any rendition—to be more than a work of reference. So the final astute achievement of Tribonian...

Such growth meant that central government could know local affairs, and thus meddle in them, with much greater accuracy and timeliness than ever before. It was possible for the first time not only to...

Justin remained on the throne for almost nine years, but he was neither young nor forceful nor well connected nor well educated. The younger and evidently ambitious Justinian was reasonably assumed to hold the...

“I’m not sure I understand all this,” Constantine admitted. “Crocus is an experienced fighter,” Dacius explained, “and the odds were in his favor. If he had killed you during what was called an exhibition,...

“She is well cared for, sir,” Constantine said evenly. ‘We both understood it to be the will of the Emperor Diocletian that my father divorce her and marry the daughter of Maximian Augustus.” He...

The Caesar of the East tossed his purple cloak on a couch and Constantine saw that he was appareled in the formal regalia of a highranking Roman officer. His sandals were laced with thongs...