baum , ▁ed s ., ▁Sex , ▁Pre ference , ▁and ▁Family : ▁Ess ays ▁on ▁Law ▁and ▁Nature , ▁New ▁York : ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁pp .   1 0 2 – 1 2 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁legal ▁history ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁United ▁States ▁legal ▁history ▁Category : Work s ▁about ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁Category : Work s ▁about ▁c ensor ship <0x0A> </s> ▁Bon us ▁( , ▁died ▁ 6 2 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁By z antine ▁states man ▁and ▁general , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁closest ▁associ ates ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Her ac lius ▁( r . ▁ 6 1 0 – 6 4 1 ), ▁who ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁successful ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁capital , ▁Constantin ople , ▁during ▁the ▁A var – Pers ian ▁sie ge ▁of ▁ 6 2 6 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Al most ▁nothing ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁Bon us ' s ▁orig ins ▁or ▁private ▁life . ▁In ▁a ▁pan egy ric ▁poem ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Bon us ▁in ▁ 6 2 6 , ▁George ▁P is ides ▁calls ▁him ▁a ▁" comp an ion ▁in ▁arms " ▁of ▁Her ac lius , ▁possibly ▁imp lying ▁that ▁Bon us ▁accompanied ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 6 1 0 ▁to ▁over throw ▁Emperor ▁Ph