Of the Buildings of Justinian

Of the Buildings of Justinian

Procopius was born at Csarea in Palestine, early in the sixth or at the end of the fifth century. He made his way, an adventurer, to Constantinople, where he began as an advocate and Professor of Rhetoric. He had the good fortune to be recommended to Belisarius, who appointed him one of his secretaries. In that capacity Procopius accompanied the general in his expedition to the East, A.D. 528, and in that against the Vandals, A.D. 533. The successful prosecution of the war enriched Belisarius to such an extent that he was enabled to maintain a retinue of 7000 men, of whom Procopius seems to have been one of the most trusted, since we find him appointed Commissary General in the Italian war. On his return to Constantinople, he was decorated with one of the innumerable titles of the Byzantine Court, and entered into the Senate. In the year 562 he was made Prefect of Constantinople, and is supposed to have died in 565the same year as his former patron Belisarius. His works are (1) the Histories () in eight books, namely, two on the Persian War (408-553), two on the War with the Vandals (395-545), and four on the Wars with the Goths, bringing the History down to the year 553. iv (2) The six books on the Buildings of Justinian, and (3) the Anecdota, or Secret Historya work which has always been attributed to him. The Histories appeared first in Latin, 1470, the translator being Leonardo Bruni dArezzo (Leonardo Aretino), who, believing his own MS. to be the only one in existence, gave himself out for the author. They were first published in Greek, at Augsburg, 1607: but the Buildings had already appeared at Basle, 1531. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 65404
Author: Lewis, T. Hayter
Release Date: May 21, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Contributor (Author): Procopius


Translator: Stewart, Aubrey, 1844-1918