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Herodotus The Father of History Life and Travels Herodotus, hailed as the “father of history” by Cicero, was born in Dorian Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum). His participation...

Authority, Contempt, and Political Context Authority and Contempt Heraclitus, rather than attributing his mindset to a psychological trait, should be seen as an extreme example of...

Unity in Diversity The Great Truth of Unity Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, asserted the great truth that ‘All things are one.’ However, this unity embraces difference,...

15. Psellus seems to have misunderstood the chronology of Basil’s reign, for the Lord Chamberlain was deposed in 985 and died in exile soon...

3. Basil the Lord Chamberlain (parakoimomenus) was the illegitimate son off Romanus I Lecapenus (9l9-944) and had been promoted to his high office by...

When he gave rein to his horse and rode in the assault, he was erect and firm in his saddle, riding uphill and downhill...

34. Basil’s character was two-fold, for he readily adapted himself no less to the crises of war than to the calm of peace. Really,...

His experience of army matters went further than that: the duties of the protostate,**20 the duties of the hemilochites, **21 the tasks proper to...

31. By humbling the pride or jealousy of his people, Basil made his own road to power an easy one. He was careful, moreover,...

29. On this note their conversation came to an end. Sclerus went off to the country estate which had been apportioned him, and soon...