![]() ![]() The latter wrote a laudatory account of the emperor’s military achievements in his Polemon ( Wars) and coupled it in his Anecdota ( Secret History) with a venomous threefold attack upon the emperor’s personal life, the character of the empress Theodora, and the conduct of the… What did Procopius write in his Anecdota? ![]() Though Byzantium was ruled by Roman law and Roman political institutions, and its official language was Latin, Greek was also widely spoken, and students received education in Greek history, literature and culture. What was the official language of the Byzantine Empire? What are some of the words Procopius uses to describe Justinian? Villainous, amenable, a moron, never truthful, always guileful, folly and wickedness ways. What are some words Procopius uses to describe Justinian? Was Procopius a reliable source?Īnother respected scholar (Kaegi, “Procopius the Military Historian”, 67) insists that, despite his borrowings from Thucydides, Procopius remains the best and most reliable Byzantine military historian. He wanted to balance out the neutral to positive image he had given Justinian in the Wars. In fact, the Secret History was probably written because he could not openly criticize the Emperor. ![]() It is clear to anyone who reads the Secret History that Procopius is not particularly fond of Justinian. ![]() Why did Procopius write the Secret History?
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