![]() ![]() Nevertheless, the Secret History continues to be an object of study by classicists, and Procopiusâs purpose for composing such a scathing text remains an object of speculation.Ĭompatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. that Justinian was a demon in human form with a vanishing head) puts it in an unclear position between fiction and history. Although considered an authentic text, its invective tone against Justinian and Theodora and its sometimes extravagant accusations (e.g. In his Secret History, which was lost for centuries before it resurfaced at the Vatican Library in Rome in the 17th century, Procopius purports to unveil the celebrated Byzantine monarchs Justinian and Theodora for who they really are: corrupt, arbitrary, and literally demonic tyrants. In addition to writing a conventional history of Justinianâs wars titled History of the Wars and a panegyric to Justinianâs construction projects titled The Buildings, Procopius composed a Secret History supposedly consisting of the incidents he withheld from his previous books. ![]() Standard EbooksĤ0,944 words (2 hours 29 minutes) with a reading ease of 51.11 (fairly difficult)Ī military official and chronicler under the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian, Procopius is a key primary source for historians studying Justinianâs reign. ![]() Translated by Richard Atwater - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. ![]()
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