Top general in the Eastern Empire. A well-intentioned reformer, for values of reform that involve wanting to conquer the world.

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When you go by the Via Aurelia
That runs from the City to Gaul,
Remember the Luck of the Soldier
Who rose to be master of all!
He carried the sword and the buckler,
He mounted his guard on the Wall,
Till the Legions elected him Caesar,
And he rose to be master of all!
- Rudyard Kipling, "Rimini."