* how the great general Belisarius was hoodwinked by his wife * how Theodora humiliated the conqueror of Africa and Italy * how Justinian created a new law permitting him to marry a courtesan * Justinian and Theodora: fiends in human form * the deceptive affability and piety of a tyrant * what happened to those who fell out of favor with Theodora * and much more.Īn enthralling read, this curio of ancient history will fascinate anyone interested in tales of royal intrigue. In this 1927 translation by RICHARD ATWATER (1892-1998), considered the best available, Procopius gives us all the scoop on: 500-565) traveled with the army of Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I as a military adviser, and published his accounts of the wars the emperor fought in his eight-volume History of the Wars.īut what was the real story of life with Justinian, his wife, Theodora, and Justinian's greatest general, Belisarius? Procopius' Secret History was so scandalous that he withheld it during his lifetime, and in fact, it was not published until 1623. Abstract: The Ankdota or Secret History of Procopius of Caesarea tends to raise perplexity among scholars for different reasons, particularly the fact that. (Procopius of Caesarea: Tyranny, History, and Philosophy at the End of. The last major ancient historian, Byzantine scholar PROCOPIUS OF CAESAREA (c. hand and modelled on the proemium to Book 8 of Procopius History of the Wars.
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