Resultados8 letters/passages
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 585 · score 0.02
To the most pious and mighty Emperor Maurice, from Brunhild, queen of the Franks, greetings in Christ, I address you in my own name, as the mother of King Childebert and as the guardian of his kingdom during the years when his age requires that those around him bear the weight of governance. I am aware that some may fi …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 541 · score 0.02
To the most glorious Emperor Justinian, from his friend Theudebert, king of the Franks, The negotiations our ambassadors have conducted have been valuable but have not yet produced the resolution that both sides need. I write to you directly to clarify our position. The Frankish claim to the territories in question res …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 539 · score 0.02
To the ever-victorious Emperor Justinian, from Theudebert, by God's grace king of the Franks, I write to inform you of operations undertaken by Frankish forces in the Italian theater, and to forestall any misrepresentation of our actions by those who have reason to put the worst construction on them. The situation in n …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 586 · score 0.02
To the most pious Emperor Maurice, from his friend Childebert, king of the Franks, The campaign season is approaching and my forces are being assembled. I write to press on the question of the subsidy your letter promised, because the assembly and maintenance of an army requires resources that must be arranged in advan …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 534 · score 0.02
To the most august and ever-victorious Emperor Justinian, greetings in Christ from Theudebert, king of the Franks, The God who rules over kings has granted me the inheritance of my father's throne, and my first duty in assuming that inheritance is to secure the friendships that my father valued. Among those friendships …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 535 · score 0.02
To the most pious and victorious Emperor Justinian, king Theudebert sends greetings, Your campaign to restore Italy to Roman rule has been followed here in Austrasia with great attention and, I will say it plainly, considerable admiration. The speed and discipline of your forces under Belisarius has impressed those who …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 585 · score 0.01
To the most pious and ever-victorious Emperor Maurice, from his friend Childebert, king of the Franks, greetings in Christ, The common threat posed by the Lombards [who had invaded Italy from the north in 568, occupying large parts of the peninsula and threatening both Roman and Frankish interests] to the civilization …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 550 · score 0.01
… anity is one of the great tasks of our time, and it will not be accomplished by imperial decree alone. What it requires is patient pastoral work: good bishops, well-educated clergy, close relationships with the Gothic leadership, and the demonstration through the quality of Christian life that orthodoxy is not merely a …