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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...

27. Agreement was reached on these conditions, and the emperor set out from the capital to one of his most magnificent estates, there to...

No attempt was made to overwhelm the enemy in actual operations, but his transports were invariably stopped in convoys, he was cut off from...

22. Let us return to the emperor. Now that he observed the diverse character of his dominions, and saw that it was no easy...

One would imagine he had never ascended the throne, but shared authority on equal terms with another man, or held inferior rank in the...

After he had galloped forward some distance from his own men, Phocas suddenly slipped from his saddle and was thrown to the ground. At...