The Secret History
Procopius (Author)/ Williamson, G. A. (Translated by)/ Sarris, Peter (Translated by)/ Sarris, Peter (Introduction by)/ Sarris, Peter (Notes by)
ISBN 10: 0140455280 ISBN 13: 9780140455281
Published by Penguin Classics, 2007
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176 pages. 7.50x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # xr0140455280
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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.
About the Author:
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 (1895-1982) also translated Josephus: The Jewish Wars (1959) and Eusebius: The History of the Church (1965) for Penguin Classics.
Peter Sarris is a University Lecturer in Early Medieval History and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Secret History
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New