The Conpiracy of Aston part 12
To him he was to pretend that he was a deserter and had come over to him because he hated being with the Emperor,...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 11
When they had told him, he said he must by some means or other win these men over. ” And if this is done...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 10
For the same reason he did not wish for any close fighting but left the impassable valleys and roads which had no outlet as...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 9
For seeing to what a height that self-moving tower reached and where they had planted it after taking off the wheels, they fixed opposite...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 8
Bohemund’s barbarians
The walls were flanked by towers standing up above it all around and rising as high as eleven feet, which were ascended by...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 7
The configuration of this locality was as follows. The Praetorium stood on a hill, not a hill of rock but of earth, and the...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 6
First he completed a tortoise with a battering-ram, an indescribable object, and rolled it up to the eastern side of the city. And merely...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 5
For the whole of that winter he made plans and examined every comer to see at which point Dyrrachium could be taken. But when...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 4
By this time the day had broken, the Emperor glanced through the writings and recognized that his assassination had been arranged, and sent orders...
The Conpiracy of Aston part 3
Now one Constantine, a eunuch, who had been the table-servant of the Emperor’s father and now waited on the Empress, was standing outside the...
