Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Sometime after 540 he returned to Constantinople. He may have been that Procopius who was prefect of Constantinople in 562, but the date of his death (after 558) is unknown.
Procopius’s History of the Wars in 8 books recounts the Persian Wars of emperors Justinus and Justinian down to 550 (2 books); the Vandalic War and after-events in Africa 532–546 (2 books); the Gothic War against the Ostrogoths in Sicily and Italy 536–552 (3 books); and a sketch of events to 554 (1 book). The whole consists largely of military history, with much information about peoples and places as well, and about special events. He was a diligent, careful, judicious narrator of facts and developments and shows good powers of description. He is just to the empire’s enemies and boldly criticises emperor Justinian. Other works by Procopius are the Anecdota or Secret History—vehement attacks on Justinian, Theodora, and others; and The Buildings of Justinian (down to 558 CE) including roads and bridges as well as churches, forts, hospitals, and so on in various parts of the empire.
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The most famous woman of late antiquity, the empress Theodora, is portrayed with a very sharp pen in Procopius’ Secret History. The 6th century historian here sets out to tell "what manner of persons Justinian and Theodora were and the method by which they ruined the Roman Empire"--in an account that he apparently meant to publish after their deaths. He tells of Theodora’s early years as a stage performer and prostitute; the duplicitous means and intrigue she employed to achieve her goals when in power; her cruelty and spite, vanity and pride. Not a fair and balanced picture perhaps, but a striking and vivid one.
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Procopius簡直是曆史上難得一見的寶藏級彆的史學傢,他的寶藏正在於他留下兩部觀點近乎完全對立的著作,讓後人得以有先例來分析曆史書寫的問題(我理論腦又上頭瞭)。 For the men of today, who know best the truth of these matters, will be trustworthy witnesses to posterity of the accuracy of my evidence.
評分Procopius簡直是曆史上難得一見的寶藏級彆的史學傢,他的寶藏正在於他留下兩部觀點近乎完全對立的著作,讓後人得以有先例來分析曆史書寫的問題(我理論腦又上頭瞭)。 For the men of today, who know best the truth of these matters, will be trustworthy witnesses to posterity of the accuracy of my evidence.
評分大概曆史的真理也在遮蔽與無蔽間吧,黑材料是真,Hagia Sophia和民法大全也是真。
評分大概曆史的真理也在遮蔽與無蔽間吧,黑材料是真,Hagia Sophia和民法大全也是真。
評分Procopius簡直是曆史上難得一見的寶藏級彆的史學傢,他的寶藏正在於他留下兩部觀點近乎完全對立的著作,讓後人得以有先例來分析曆史書寫的問題(我理論腦又上頭瞭)。 For the men of today, who know best the truth of these matters, will be trustworthy witnesses to posterity of the accuracy of my evidence.
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