The Secret History
$22.40
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2008
Summary
This edition contains a revision of the existing translation, revision of chronology and genealogy, and a new introduction of 4-6000 words, new notes and a new selection of further reading
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 pu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140455281 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140455280 |
| Author: | Procopius, Peter Sarris, G. Williamson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 135g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Procopius
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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