Procopius of Caesarea : the Persian wars : a historical commentary / Geoffrey Greatrex.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greatrex, Geoffrey, author.

Standardized Title:

History of the wars.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Procopius. History of the wars.

Procopius.

War (Philosophy).

Byzantine Empire--History--Justinian I, 527-565.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine Empire--History, Military--527-1081.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiii, 851 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Procopius was the major historian of the reign of Justinian and one of the most important historians of Late Antiquity. This is the first extensive commentary on his Persian Wars since the nineteenth century. The work is among the most varied of the author, incorporating the history and geography not only of Mesopotamia and the Caucasus, but also of southern Arabia and Ethiopia, Iran and Central Asia, and Constantinople itself. Each major section is introduced by a section on the history of the events concerned and on the treatment of these events by Procopius and other sources. The volume is equipped with an introduction, three appendices, and numerous maps and plans. All sections of the work that are commented on are translated. The book will therefore be of use to specialists and the general reader alike. A complete translation of the work, with lighter annotation, is being published separately.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Contents

List of Maps and Battle Plans page

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Tables of Names

Names of People

Names of Places and Peoples

Cross-References and Conventions in the Commentary

Introduction

(1) Procopius

(2) The Composition and Structure of The Persian Wars

(3) Procopius' Style

(a) Speeches

(b) Digressions

(c) The Presence of Christianity

(d) Historical Analysis

(e) Lexical Preferences

(4) Procopius' Sources

(a) Written Historical Sources

(b) Oral Sources

(c) Reports from the Front

(d) Autopsy

(5) The Transmission of The Persian Wars

(6) Rome and Persia in the Sixth Century

(7) The Structure of this Commentary

Commentary on Book I

Commentary on Book II

Appendix 1: Perso-Arabic Sources on Sasanian History

Appendix 2: The Length of Procopius' Stade

Appendix 3: Nonnosus and Roman Missions to Southern Arabia and Ethiopia

Bibliography

Index Locorum

Index of Latin Terms

Index of RKOR Entries

Index of Persons and Titles

Index of Peoples and Places.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2022).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-009-30193-4

1-107-28202-0

OCLC:

1376933639