Procopius and the Sixth Century

by Cameron,Averil

• ISBN13: 9780415142946
• ISBN10: 0415142946
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-10-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Now in paperback--a magisterial assessment of the major historian of early Byzantium, by one of today's leading historians of late antiquity. Most of our understanding of the age of Justinian is based on the works of Procopius of Caesarea, the most important Greek historian of late antiquity. Many modern histories of the period virtually paraphrase his major work, the Wars. Today, questions of how we are to reconcile the Wars with Procopius' two minor works-the panegyrical Building and the sensational Secret History, still dominates current scholarship. Now in Procopius, Averil Cameron, a leading specialist in ancient and medieval history, offers a full new evaluation of Procopius which will be central to any future study of the sixth century.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Introduction	ix
Part One
Procopius: the Problem	3	(16)
Procopius and the Crisis of Sixth-Century Literature	19	(14)
The Discourse of Procopius	33	(16)
Part Two
Procopius and the Secret History	49	(18)
Procopius and Theodora	67	(17)
Procopius and the Buildings	84	(29)
Procopius and Christianity	113	(21)
The Historian of the Wars	134	(18)
Procopius and the Persian Wars	152	(19)
Procopius and Africa	171	(17)
Procopius and Italy	188	(19)
Times and Places	207	(18)
Part Three
The World of Procopius	225	(17)
Procopius and Sixth-Century Political Thought	242	(19)
Conclusion	261	(6)
Maps	267	(4)
Bibliography	271	(17)
Index	288