June 2021

Be damned, king, be thrice damnedFor the evil you have done and the evil you do.You catch and shackle the old, the prelates and the priestsIn order to take the children as Janissaries.Their parents weep and their sisters and brothers too And I cry until it pains me;As long as I live I shall cry,For…

What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum? The barbarians are due here today. Why isn’t anything going on in the senate?Why are the senators sitting there without legislating? Because the barbarians are coming today.What’s the point of senators making laws now?Once the barbarians are here, they’ll do the legislating. Why did our emperor…