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24 Bll., 690 S., 1 weißes Bl., 46 (recte 50) S., 1 Bl. Erste Ausgabe der beiden Werke des Procopius (Prokop) "De Bellis" und "De Aedificiis". - VD 16, P 4983. - Erste gedruckte Ausgabe der historischen Werke Prokops über die Vandalen- und Ostgotenkriege in lateinischer Übersetzung und Editio princeps der Abhandlung über die Bauwerke des Kaisers Justinian (Peri ton tou Despotos Iustinianou ktiomaton, graece). Die lateinische Übersetzung stammt von Christophero Persona und Raffaele Maffei, sie ist herausgegeben von Beatus Rhenanus, der einen Codex benutzen durfte, den ihm Konrad Peutinger zur Verfügung stellte. Von diesem ist auch eine kurze Geschichte der Wanderung germanischer Stämme beigegeben. Ferner zusätzliche Texte von Agathias Scholasticus, Leonardo Bruni Aretino, und Jordanes (dessen Römische Geschichte im Erstdruck), ausserdem kurze Texte von Beatus Rhenanus, ein Brief von Sidonius Apollinaris über Theoderich und einige Viten, die der Verleger Herwagen besorgte. - "Procopius of Caesarea was a prominent Byzantine Greek scholar and historian from Caesarea Maritima. Accompanying the Byzantine general Belisarius in Emperor Justinian`s wars, Procopius became the principal historian of the 6th century, writing the History of the Wars, On Buildings, and the Secret History. . Procopius`s Wars or History of the Wars is his most important work, although less well known than the Secret History. The first seven books seem to have been largely completed by 545 and may have been published as a set. They were, however, updated to mid-century before publication, with the latest mentioned event occurring in early 551. The eighth and final book brought the history to 553. The first two books - often known as The Persian War (Latin: De Bello Persico) - deal with the conflict between the Byzantines and Sassanid Persia in Mesopotamia, Syria, Armenia, Lazica, and Iberia (present-day Georgia). It details the campaigns of the Sassanid shah Kavadh I, the 532 `Nika` revolt, the war by Kavadh`s successor Khosrau I in 540, his destruction of Antioch and deportation of its inhabitants to Mesopotamia, and the great plague that devastated the empire from 542. The Persian War also covers the early career of Procopius`s patron Belisarius in some detail. The Wars' next two books - known as The Vandal War or Vandalic War (Latin: De Bello Vandalico) - cover Belisarius`s successful campaign against the Vandal kingdom that had occupied Rome`s provinces in northwest Africa for the last century. The final four books - known as The Gothic War (Latin: De Bello Gothico) - cover the Italian campaigns by Belisarius and others against the Ostrogoths. Procopius includes accounts of the 1st and 2nd sieges of Naples and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd sieges of Rome. He also includes an account of the rise of the Franks. . The War histories contain various longer excursions on different topics. These serve both literary and thematic purposes by providing the necessary background information as well as contextualising the acts of war described on different levels. The Wars proved influential on later Byzantine historiography. In the 570s Agathias wrote Histories, a continuation of Procopius`s work in a similar style. - On Buildings is a panegyric on Justinian`s public works projects throughout the empire. The first book may date to before the collapse of the first dome of Hagia Sophia in 557, but some scholars think that it is possible that the work postdates the building of the bridge over the Sangarius in the late 550s. Historians consider On Buildings to be an incomplete work due to evidence of the surviving version being a draft with two possible redactions" (Wikipedia Abruf vom 13.05.2026). - Titel mit Resten eines Stempels und hinterlegten bzw. restaurierten Einrissen. Die obere Ecke der letzten beiden Blätter im weißen Rand ergänzt. Etw. gebräunt und nur wenig fleckig. *** *** Copyright: Matthaeus TRUPPE Buchhandlung & Antiquariat - Stubenberggasse 7 - A-8010 Graz - ++43 (0)316 - 829552 *** *** Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2400 4°. Marmoriertes Ldr. des 19. Jahrhunderts mit hs. Rückenschild (etw. beschabt und bestoßen).…