The Secret History

Author(s): Procopius

General

A polemical work of a sixth-century historian, Procopius, against the Emperor Justinian, his wife, Theodora, and his leading General, Belisarius. What a diatribe! The Secret History may have been written around the year 550 A.D. The two earliest known manuscripts date from the fourteenth century.
Introduction by Philip Ziegler. Translated by G. A. Williamson.

Excellent condition. Book comes in slipcase.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : CIR1671351552
  • : The Folio Society
  • : 01 January 1990
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Procopius
  • : Hardback
  • : 151
  • : Yes - colour plates