PROCOPIUS’ MODEL OF AN IDEAL ROMAN RULER – AN EVALUTATION OF JUSTINIAN AND HIS DOINGS Warren Purvin The Byzantine Empire‚ 330-1453 – Section E October 19‚ 2014 The Secret History is one of Procopius’s many works that helped him become of one of the most renowned scholars of all time. Written sometime during the sixth century but not actually published until 1653‚ The Secret History is one of the most valuable resources that provide information about the reign of Emperor Justinian. At
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Secret history was written by Procopius a bishop of Caesaria and probable is written c. 550 and published after his death was. In the secret history Procopius writes about the way Theodora lived her life‚ and she does not have any shame in the way her perform on the stage. Procopius describes that Theodora was following her sister Comito step at a young age before she reached her youth and even before her mother put her on the stage. Theodora would always dress in a little tunic with sleeves waiting
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Procopius: The Plague‚ 542 was written by Procopius as an explanation of the plague that struck the Byzantium Empire. Procopius goes into an in-depth explanation of how the plague physically affected the individuals that became ill during the plague as well as how it affected the friends and family of those that became ill that had to take care of them. The writing finishes with the emperor also falling ill during the plague. Throughout the reading‚ Procopius did a good job of backing up his
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Rhonda Caton History 362 The Main Argument of Procopius The Secret History Procopius is considered to be a historian‚ who lived in the 6th century. From his works we are able to visit back into the Byzantine Empire‚ when Emperor Justinian reigned. Through the three books he created: “History of the Wars”‚ “The Buildings of Justinian”‚ and “The Secret History”‚ he is our primary source of information about the reign of Emperor Justinian. After reading “The Secret History”‚ I found the tone
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source of information about Theodora‚ was named Procopius. He was a great historian of the Byzantine Empire‚ who was born in Caesarea on the coast of Palestine in 500 A.D.‚ and died around 565 A.D. After his death‚ only two other books written by Procopius were found: History of the Wars and Buildings. The Secret History was originally written in Latin‚ published by Niccolo Alamanni in 1632‚ and translated into English by G.A. Williamson in 1996. Procopius has very negative things to say about Empress
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follow each document. (continued) D ocument-B ase Globll History d Assessment for 36 @ 1999‚ 2007 Walch Publishing Date Name DBQ 5: BYZANTINE EMPIRE UNDER JUSTINIAN Document L In this adapted excerpt‚ Procopius describes Justininian. Justinian created countless cities which did not exist before. And finding that the
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Chapter VII of the secret history‚ Procopius describes Justinian as: fake‚ two-faced‚ cruel‚ hypocritical‚ never moved to tears by either joy or pain‚ a liar always‚ a faithless friend‚ a treacherous enemy‚ insane for murder and plunder‚ quarrelsome and revolutionary‚ easily led to anything‚ never willing to listen to good counsel‚ quick to plan mischief and carry it out‚ but finding even the hearing of anything good distasteful to his ears. It is obvious that Procopius is not fond of Justinian. In fact
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In 542 CE a disease called‚ The Great Plague struck Constantinople that was so overwhelming‚ it changed the face of history forever in Eastern Europe. The disease was first noticed in Pelusium‚ an Egyptian harbor town. The problem with this plague was that no one was sure of what caused it. In later years we have found out that the disease was caused by bacteria and parasites that used rats as hosts. North Africa‚ in the 8th century CE‚ was the primary source of grain for the empire‚ along with a
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period in time‚ actress was usually synonymous with prostitute. Most of her early life is speculation brought about from the book Ancedota‚ translated The Secret History‚ written after her death‚ unpublished‚ and kept secret by her political rival‚ Procopius (490-560). According to Ancedota‚ Theodora was very active sexually and had two illegitimate children‚ the daughter that history records and an unknown son2. Theodora left the theater life at 18 to become mistress to Hecebolus‚ the governor of what
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of the fall was incompetent leadership and the corruptness of the government‚ but the rise of Christianity fueled some of these attributes and lead to a weaker Empire. Poor leadership was a major factor in the fall of the Roman Empire. Procopius of
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