Basil II part 15
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...
Basil II part 14
31. By humbling the pride or jealousy of his people, Basil made his own road to power an easy one. He was careful, moreover,...
Basil II part 13
29. On this note their conversation came to an end. Sclerus went off to the country estate which had been apportioned him, and soon...
Basil II part 12
27. Agreement was reached on these conditions, and the emperor set out from the capital to one of his most magnificent estates, there to...
Basil II part 11
No attempt was made to overwhelm the enemy in actual operations, but his transports were invariably stopped in convoys, he was cut off from...
Basil II part 10
22. Let us return to the emperor. Now that he observed the diverse character of his dominions, and saw that it was no easy...
Basil II part 9
One would imagine he had never ascended the throne, but shared authority on equal terms with another man, or held inferior rank in the...
Basil II part 8
After he had galloped forward some distance from his own men, Phocas suddenly slipped from his saddle and was thrown to the ground. At...
Basil II part 7
14. Basil personally took part in these operations with the Roman army. He had just begun to grow a beard and was learning the...
Basil II part 6
The reason for this was that they feared Chosroes. They expected little consideration from him and they believed that he would throw them back...