A short history of Byzantium: No. 24 Brothers in power, migration and pending disaster!
The events of the second half of the fourth century are some of the most dramatic in the annals ofContinue Reading
The events of the second half of the fourth century are some of the most dramatic in the annals ofContinue Reading
We first fleetingly hear of Jovian, in Ammianus Marcellinus narrative in the year 361AD just after Constantius’ death. He wasContinue Reading
Julian is such an interesting character that it is impossible to ignore him, even though some tend to treat himContinue Reading
The astounding success of Julian’s rise in five short years, from a bookworm to Caesar, was genuinely celebrated by hisContinue Reading
Imagine yourself sitting in a lecture hall with a small body of students studying Roman history and as a wholeContinue Reading