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Explosive expose of Byzantine Empire's darkest secrets.

If you're fascinated by the underside of history—the clandestine dramas and less-than-saintly deeds of the powerful—then Procopius's "The Secret History" will grip you. The raw honesty and fervor with which he presents the other face of the Byzantine reign, one of vice and intrigue beneath the veneer of piety and power, make for a read as educational as it is scandalously entertaining. It's history with the mask torn off, revealing a narrative that's as human as it is historical.

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The Secret History

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ISBN: 9780140455281
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 2007-12-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, History
Goodreads rating: 3.84
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A trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire's official chronicler, and his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor's reign. Yet all the while the dutiful scribe was working on a very different—and dangerous—history to be published only once its author was safely in his grave. The Secret History portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the brilliant general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. Magnificently hyperbolic and highly opinionated, The Secret History is a work of explosive energy, depicting holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule.
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Explosive expose of Byzantine Empire's darkest secrets.

If you're fascinated by the underside of history—the clandestine dramas and less-than-saintly deeds of the powerful—then Procopius's "The Secret History" will grip you. The raw honesty and fervor with which he presents the other face of the Byzantine reign, one of vice and intrigue beneath the veneer of piety and power, make for a read as educational as it is scandalously entertaining. It's history with the mask torn off, revealing a narrative that's as human as it is historical.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.