The Secret History
by
Procopius
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0140455280
ISBN-13
9780140455281
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint
Penguin Classics
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 4th, 2007
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
138 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 13.00 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Literary essaysEuropean historyAncient history: to c 500 CE
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Portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. This book depicts holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule.
A trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire''s official chronicler, and his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor''s reign. Yet all the while the dutiful scribe was working on a very different - and dangerous - history to be published only once its author was safely in his grave. The Secret History portrays the ''great lawgiver'' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the brilliant general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. Magnificently hyperbolic and highly opinionated, The Secret History is a work of explosive energy, depicting holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule.
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