The Secret History

Author: Procopius

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9780140455281
  • : Penguin UK
  • : Penguin
  • :
  • : 0.136078
  • : January 2008
  • : 197mm X 131mm X 12mm
  • :
  • : 22.99
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • :
  • : Procopius
  • :
  • : Paperback
  • : 801
  • :
  • : English
  • :
  • :
  • : Illustrations
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9780140455281
9780140455281

Description

So Justinian and Theodora ascended the imperial throne three days before Easter, a time, indeed, when even making visits or greeting one's friends is forbidden. And not many days later Justin died of an illness, after a reign of nine years. Justinian was now sole monarch, together, of course, with Theodora.

Author description

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.