Zoe and Theodora part 84
There were certain factors that made her influence with them all-powerful: the fact that she had been born in the purple; her gentle character;...
Zoe and Theodora part 83
In fact, he sent me other messages, of quite a different tenor, in which he congratulated me on preferring the spiritual life and actually...
Zoe and Theodora part 82
The function of Rhetoric is not merely to deceive by persuasive argument, or to deck itself out with ambiguous sentiments: it is an exact...
Zoe and Theodora part 81
196. The outcome of this interview reacted instantly on me. I could neither sleep nor rest because of it, and it was equally difficult...
Zoe and Theodora part 80
When they met me, each of them recognized in me something of a kindred spirit, and I, no less, saw mirrored in them my...
Zoe and Theodora part 79
Many a time the emperor trusted me with secret despatches and ordered me to write them for him (he recognized my patriotism and my...
Zoe and Theodora part 78
187. It was not merely the exceptional beauty of the whole, composed as it was of most beautiful parts, but just as much the...
Zoe and Theodora part 77
The old foundations were raised and strengthened, or else sunk deeper. On these latter bigger and more ornate pillars were set up. Everything was...
Zoe and Theodora part 76
182. These acts are of doubtful interpretation — it depends on your point of view — but there was nothing at all moderate about...
Zoe and Theodora part 75
Although an ardent student of all branches of rhetoric, he devoted himself to forensic oratory in particular. When delivering a public speech, he cultivated...
