{"product_id":"history-of-the-wars-volume-i-by-procopius-9780674990548","title":"History of the Wars, Volume I","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcopius, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProcopius's \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Wars\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther works by Procopius are the \u003cem\u003eAnecdota\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eSecret History\u003c\/em\u003e—vehement attacks on Justinian, Theodora, and others; and \u003cem\u003eThe Buildings of Justinian\u003c\/em\u003e (down to 558 CE) including roads and bridges as well as churches, forts, hospitals, and so on in various parts of the empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of Procopius is in seven volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486114398444,"sku":"9780674990548","price":94.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2ca8091629bf25d57a5b1e50f765be50.jpg?v=1775781106","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/history-of-the-wars-volume-i-by-procopius-9780674990548","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}