Sign-In
Cart
History of the Wars: Books 5-6 (Gothic War)
Paperback
Ancient RomeGeneral Military History
ISBN13: 9781602064966
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Published: Jun 1 2007
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
On the following day the Goths destroyed the gates of the tower with no trouble and made the crossing, since no one tried to oppose them. But Belisarius, who had not as yet learned what had happened to the garrison, was bringing up a thousand horsemen to the bridge over the river, in order to look over the ground and decide where it would be best for his forces to make camp. But when they had come rather close, they met the enemy already across the river, and not at all willingly they engaged with some of them.
-from History of the Wars, Book V
The last major ancient historian, Byzantine scholar PROCOPIUS OF CAESAREA (c. 500-565) traveled with the army of Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I as a military adviser, and chronicled the wars he fought-this is the primary source today of information about the reign of Justinian I.
Here, in Books V and VI of the eight-volume History of the Wars, Procopius tells the first two of three parts of the story of the Gothic War between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ostrogoths in Sicily and Italy between 536 and 552. Procopius regales us with vivid tales of battle-including the capture of Rhegium and Naples by Justinian's greatest general, Belisarius, and the Gothic siege of Rome-and of the intrigues and power struggles that dogged the emperor.
Far from dry, this is a thrilling read, one that echoes of this still turbulent region today. Students of the history of classical history will be enthralled by this ancient and profoundly important work.
2 different editions
Also available
Also in
Ancient Rome
The Children of Athena: Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 150 Bc0-400 AD
Freeman, Charles
Hardcover
Ancient Rome at the Cinema: Story and Spectacle in Hollywood and Rome
Theodorakopoulos, Elena
Paperback
The Apostle and the Empire: Paul's Implicit and Explicit Criticism of Rome
Heilig, Christoph
Hardcover
Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West
Ehrman, Bart D.
Hardcover
Cicero's Tongue: The Life of Rome's Greatest Orator and the End of the Republic
Edwards, Catharine
Hardcover
Lessons from a Lost Republic: What Ancient Rome Can Teach Us about This American Moment
Berenfeld, Michelle
Hardcover
Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home
Sunshine, Glenn S.
Paperback
Classical Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places
Giesecke, Annette
Hardcover
Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire
Strauss, Barry
Hardcover
Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire
Strauss, Barry
Paperback
The Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History (Itpe) (Itpe)
Zondervan
Paperback
Fausto & Felice Niccolini. Houses and Monuments of Pompeii. 45th Ed.
Schütze, Sebastian
Kockel, Valentin
Hardcover
Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors
Davenport, Caillan
Hardcover
Rome and the Rise of the West: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern Economy
Terpstra, Taco
Hardcover
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Illustrations by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Gibbon, Edward
Hardcover
Major Works of the Stoics 3-Book Boxed Set: Meditations; Letters from a Stoic; Discourses and Selected Writings
Épictète
Aurelius, Marcus
Seneca
Hardcover
Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal: Latin text, notes, maps, illustrations and vocabulary
Mulligan, Bret
Paperback
Escape from Pompeii: The Great Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Its Survivors
Tuck, Steven L.
Hardcover
Encyclopedia of Mythology: A Collection of Greek and Roman Heroes, Gods, and Monsters with Collectible Ephemera - Includes 16 Beautifully Designed Pie
Editors of Chartwell Books
Hardcover
The Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series
Firth, John B. (John Benjamin)
Pliny
Keil, Heinrich
Hardcover
Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans
Ryan, Garrett
Paperback
Life in Ancient Rome: Absorbing Social History--A Vivid Portrait of a Magnificent Age
Cowell, F. R.
Paperback
Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans
Ryan, Garrett
Hardcover
Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling
Gupta, Nijay K.
Paperback
Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation
Lefkowitz, Mary R.
Fant, Maureen B.
Paperback
Cincinnatus and the Citizen-Servant Ideal: The Roman Legend's Life, Times, and Legacy
Hillyard, Michael J.
Paperback
Meditations (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Aurelius, Marcus
Hardcover
Crossing the Danube: Life Along a Frontier at the End of the Roman Empire
Hakenbeck, Susanne E.
Hardcover
The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome from Its Foundation
Livy, Titus
Paperback
Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86: Latin Text with Introduction, Study Questions, Commentary and English Translation
Gildenhard, Ingo
Paperback
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
Strauss, Barry
Paperback
The Annals: The Reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero
Yardley, J. C.
Tacitus, Cornelius
Barrett, Anthony A.
Paperback