Procopius: The Secret History (Penguin Classics)

Procopius

ISBN 10: 0140441824 / ISBN 13: 9780140441826

Editore: Penguin Classics, 1982

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0140441824I5N00

Riassunto:

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.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Very little is known about Procopius. He was born in Palestine around AD 500 and fought for the Byzantine Empire in Persia, Africa and Italy.
G.A. Williamson has translated Eusebius and Josephus for the Penguin Classics.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Procopius: The Secret History (Penguin ...
Casa editrice: Penguin Classics
Data di pubblicazione: 1982
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Fair
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket