Saksagan

Sultan’s bastard brotherOn the morrow the Emperor again interviewed the Sultan called Saisan and after completing the treaty with him in the usual manner, made him a present of a very laTge sum of...

Turks in AsiaLater he halted in a suitable spot and with all his kin and a goodly number of soldiers on either side he stood in front of them with his relations and connections...

Romans acting on the Emperor’s adviceOn hearing this the Emperor formed the army into two divisions and ordered one half to keep watch inside the camp and keep sober, and the other half to...

VI When Nicephorus saw that the battle had become a hand-to-hand contest, he dreaded a defeat and therefore wheeled round with all his troops and hastened to their aid. Hereupon the barbarians turned their...

When day dawned Monolycus with the same intention ordered the Turks to do the same as before. In the meantime Clitziasthlan, the Sultan, arrived, and when he saw the perfect order of the army,...

V As he proceeded further, the barbarians did not shew themselves, but Monolycus followed him and lay in wait for the army with a large force on either side of the road. While the...

As Lebunes could see no path which was not held by a number of Turks, he threw himself recklessly into the midst of them, pushed his way through and got safely to the Emperor....

Now Bardas, the descendant of Burtzes, whilst following the road we have already mentioned, saw a strong body hastening to join Monolycus by crossing the bridge at Zompi, consequently he at once got under...

He found the fort, I mean Cedrea, full of spoil but did not waste any time over that for he was annoyed as huntsmen are when they lose the prey which was almost in...

For he knew from very long experience that the Turkish battle-order did not agree at all with that of other nations, for with them “shield did not rest upon shield, and helmet upon helmet...