Revolution

Gibbon tells us that under the laws of Constantine a chaperone who helped a girl elope, against the will of the girl's father, would have molten lead poured down her throat. In the old days the rulers didn't stand for much rebellion from the people.

So, we have here a simple adventure story involving a princess who runs away from the castle and her home because she refuses to marry the man her tyrannical parents have ordered her to marry.