At the Emperor’s Court, safe in Ravenna, internal politics trumped civic affairs.Continuing Visigoths Sack Rome,our selection from The History of
Rome’s Gates Opened
O king, are your demands, what do you intend to leave us?" "Your lives!" replied the haughty conqueror.Continuing Visigoths Sack Rome,our
Siege of Rome Begins
The first emotions of the nobles and of the people were those of surprise and indignation that a vile Barbarian should dare to insult the capital of
Visigoths Sack Rome
This series has ten easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: A Weak and Distracted Government.IntroductionThe most decisive event in
Gibbon on Justinian Code
The penal statutes form a very small proportion of the sixty-two books of the Code and Pandects . . . .Justinian Code Published, featuring a series
Byzantine’s Administration of Justice
The free citizens of Athens and Rome enjoyed in all criminal cases the invaluable privilege of being tried by their country.Justinian Code
Byzantine Law on Sex and Marriage
A sin, a vice, a crime, are the objects of theology, ethics, and jurisprudence. Whenever their judgments agree, they corroborate each other; but as
Byzantine Penal Laws
In the absence of penal laws and the insufficiency of civil actions, the peace and justice of the city were imperfectly maintained by the private
Byzantine Criminal Law
The execution of the Alban dictator, who was dismembered by eight horses, is represented by Livy as the first and the last instance of Roman cruelty