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The Secret History [EasyRead Comfort Edition]
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The Secret History [EasyRead Large Edition]
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The secret history: translated [from the Greek] with an introd. by G.A. Williamson.
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Secret history.: Translated by Richard Atwater; foreword by Arthur E.R. Boak.
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Table of Contents
The Roman empire in the sixth century
The historical background of The secret history : an overview of 518-551
The works of Prokopios
The structure and themes of The secret history
The style and images of The secret history
Prokopios and Justinian : a conflict of ideologies
The reliability of The secret history and the case of Theodora
The contemporary context of The secret history
A note on the translation and on the spelling of names
Timeline
Genealogy of the family of Justinian
Genealogy of the family of Theodora
Map of the eastern Mediterranean
Map of the Sea of Marmara
Map of Constantinople
Glossary of offices and administrative terms
A guide to the main sources
A guide to scholarship in English
The secret history
Related texts: A law for the marriage of Justinian and Theodora (Justin in Codex Iustinianus 5.4.23); The Nika riots (Wars 1.24); Theodora helps Monophysite saints (Yuhannan of Amida [John of Ephesos], Lives of the saints); The Monastery of Repentance : a different view by Prokopios (Buildings 1.9.1-10); An attempt to curb corruption in the provinces (Justinian, Novella 8, preface); A contemporary philosopher's view of Justinian's tyranny (Simplikios, Commentary on Epiktetos 14.19-32); The downfall of Ioannes the Kappadokian (Wars 1.25 and 2.30.49-54); The Justinianic plague (Wars 2.22-23); Porphyrios the whale and other natural disasters (Wars 7.29.4-20); A plot to kill Justinian (Wars 7.31-32); Silk worms are smuggled into the Roman empire (Wars 8.17.1-8).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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