The Secret History
$22.37
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2008
Summary
The Secret History: Unveiling the Dark Side of Byzantium
This edition features a revised translation, updated chronology and genealogy, a new introduction (4-6000 words), fresh notes, and a curated selection for further reading.
Procopius, a respected figure within the Byzantine court and the Empire’s official historian, publicly lauded Emperor Justinian’s reign in his History of the Wars of Justinian. However, he secretly penned a far more treacherous account, inte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140455281 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140455280 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| 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: | 134g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 11mm |
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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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