ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
In this post we present selected parts from the excellent and very informative paper titled “Beyond frontiers: Ancient Rome and the Eurasian trade networks“, by Marco Galli (2016). Continue reading “Ancient Rome and the Eurasian trade networks”
Phocas was a mere brutal soldier—cruel, ignorant, suspicious, and reckless, and in his incapable hands the empire began to fall to pieces with alarming rapidity. Continue reading “The reign of Roman Emperor Phocas”
In his Italian expedition Alaric had been assisted and supported by his brother-in-law, Ataulf. Continue reading “Ataulf and Galla Placidia”
The Persian war was exhausting, but successful: on the northern frontier, however, the Roman army had been faring far worse, and serious losses of territory were beginning to take place. Continue reading “Avaro-Slav invaders (6th c. AD) almost exterminated the Roman population over the greater part of the country north of the Balkans – The tragic end of Emperor Maurice”
After the Lombard conquest the imperial dominion in Italy were administered by a governor, called the Exarch, who dwelt at Ravenna, the northernmost and strongest of the imperial fortresses. Continue reading “Pope Gregory the Great (6th c. AD) behaves as if he considered the Roman Emperor his suzerain rather than his immediate ruler”
The thirty years which followed the death of Justinian are covered by three reigns, those of Justinus II [565-578], Tiberius Constantinus [578-582], and Maurice [582-602]. Continue reading “The partition of Italy between the Lombards and the Empire (6th c. AD)”
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