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paperback. Condición: Good. Condition Notes: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

softcover. 8vo. 206pp. see pictures for synopsis. #04722. Very Good: VG, mild shelf wear, mild toning, text clean, binding tight.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condición: New. Brand New.

Condición: Very Good.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Thus. First thus (Ford-Smith, Folio 76 #672). Near fine in very good publisher's slipcase. A few scuffs and smudges on slipcase, spine a bit toned. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1990 Hard Cover. xix, 151 pp. Includes publisher's slipcase. Illustrated with color photographic plates. Strikingly bound in cloth decorated with a mosaic pattern. Translated by G.A. Williamson. Introduction by Philip Ziegler. The text was written around ad 550 and was first published in France in 1623. The present translation was made in 1966. The plates reproduce contemporary tessellated pavements and murals. In addition, there are maps on page 145 and a genealogical table on page 143. Procopius of Caesarea was a prominent late antique Byzantine Greek scholar from Palaestina Prima. Accompanying the Byzantine general Belisarius in Emperor Justinian's wars, Procopius became the principal Byzantine historian of the 6th century, writing the History of the Wars, the Buildings, and the Secret History. He is commonly classified as the last major historian of the ancient Western world. Procopius's now famous Anecdota also known as Secret History was discovered centuries later at the Vatican Library in Rome and published in Lyon by Niccolo Alamanni in 1623. Its existence was already known from the Suda, which referred to it as Procopius's "unpublished works." The Secret History covers roughly the same years as the first seven books of The History of the Wars and appears to have been written after they were published. Current consensus generally dates it to 550 or 558, although others set it as late as 562. In the eyes of many scholars, the Secret History reveals an author who had become deeply disillusioned with Emperor Justinian, his wife Theodora, the general Belisarius, and his wife Antonina. The work claims to expose the secret springs of their public actions, as well as the private lives of the emperor and his entourage. Justinian is portrayed as cruel, venal, prodigal, and incompetent. In one passage, it is even claimed that he was possessed by demonic spirits or was himself a demon: And some of those who have been with Justinian at the palace late at night, men who were pure of spirit, have thought they saw a strange demoniac form taking his place. One man said that the Emperor suddenly rose from his throne and walked about, and indeed he was never wont to remain sitting for long, and immediately Justinian's head vanished, while the rest of his body seemed to ebb and flow; whereat the beholder stood aghast and fearful, wondering if his eyes were deceiving him. But presently he perceived the vanished head filling out and joining the body again as strangely as it had left it. Similarly, the Theodora of the Secret History is a garish portrait of vulgarity and insatiable lust juxtaposed with cold-blooded self-interest, shrewishness, and envious and fearful mean-spiritedness. Among the more titillating (and dubious) revelations in the Secret History is Procopius's account of Theodora's thespian accomplishments: Often, even in the theatre, in the sight of all the people, she removed her costume and stood nude in their midst, except for a girdle about the groin: not that she was abashed at revealing that, too, to the audience, but because there was a law against appearing altogether naked on the stage, without at least this much of a fig-leaf. Covered thus with a ribbon, she would sink down to the stage floor and recline on her back. Slaves to whom the duty was entrusted would then scatter grains of barley from above into the calyx of this passion flower, whence geese, trained for the purpose, would next pick the grains one by one with their bills and eat. On the other hand, it has been argued that Procopius prepared the Secret History as an exaggerated document out of fear that a conspiracy might overthrow Justinian's regime, which - as a kind of court historian - might be reckoned to include him. The unpublished manuscript would the.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 151 pages, an attractive hardback in Fine condition, as is usual with Folio Society, it is housed in a slipcase.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 176 pages. 7.50x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condición: Good. 1990. No edition remarks. 151 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Grey slipcase. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour plates. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor marking to panels.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 176 pages. 7.50x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New.

Condición: Very Good. 1993. Third printing. 151 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Grey slipcase. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor marking to panels.

Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Second Printing. Very good condition in slipcase.

Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Condición: Very Good. 1990. No Edition Stated. 151 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Red pictorial cloth. Green slipcase. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Slipcase is scuffed in places with minor shelf wear to edges and corners.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Color Photo ART MOSAICS Ilustrador. first edition,7p; Seventh Printing". VERY GOOD CONDITION, IN VERY NICE , BOX. SOLID, BRIGHT. CLEAN . IN VERY NICE ORIGINAL GREEN , SLIPCASE. (appears to be new) ; GREEN titles on RED & GREEN FAUX MOSAIC DESIGN cloth hard covers. textured cloth hard covers, showing 2 FACES cover art. WHITE endpapers. GREEN SLIPCASE BOX.; 151pg pages.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Slipcase Good. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on front pastedown. (Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, History).

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Text/NEW w/trace margin discoloration. Softcover/VG; sound w/light edge & surface wear, and faint creasings to upper corners of front and back. 6th century social values. The principal works of Byzantine historian Procopis (c.500 - c.562) are the History of the Wars of Justinian, and On Justinian Buildings. The authenticity of his authorship of The Secret History is now generally accepted --- it is a virulent attack on Justinian: his policy and his officials, and the dubious morals of the Empress Theodora. Text in 7 chapters: 1, Belisarius & Antonina; 2, Justin, Justinian & Theodora; 3, Justinian's Misgovernment; 4, The Crimes of Theodora; 5, The Destruction Wrought by a Demon-Emperor' 6, The Ruin of Various Classes of the Community; and 7, Everyone & Everything Sacrificed to the Emperor's Greed.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine/ Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Slipcase Very Good ++/Near Fin. Fifth Printing. 151 pages. Colour plates. Lightly marked grey slipcase. Unmarked mosaic-pattern hardback binding. Pages fine & unmarked.

8vo. Original decorated cloth boards (VG) slipcase (VG). Pp. xix + 151, illus with coloured plates and map (previous owner's light pencil inscription on front endpaper).

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condición: Fine. Special Edition. First printing; minor wear, including slipcase; a bit of sun tanning to edges of slipcase; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with colour reproductions of Roman mosaics. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Not Issued. First Thus. Color illus. boards, slipcased. 1st ptg. xix,151 pp. As new/as issued. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth in a very good slip-case. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xix, 151 p : ill. (some col.) ; 1 general table, maps, ports ; 23 cm. Contents; Belisarius and Antonina -- Justin, Justinian and Theodora -- Justinian's misgovernment -- The crimes of Theodora -- The destruction wrought by a demon-emperor -- The ruin of various classes of the community -- Everyone and everything sacrificed to the emperor's greed -- Last word : the arrogance of the imperial pair. Subjects; Justinian I, Emperor of the East. Byzantine Empire History Justinian I, 527-565. Byzantine Empire History Justinian I, 527-565 ; Early works to 1800. Byzantine Empire History, 323-717. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. First printing. Clean, crisp, bright pages with no owners' marks; cloth binding shows only very slight surface wear at the corners; grey-green slipcover shows two small wrinkles at the heel corners of the open-side as well as mild age-toning, otherwise very well-kept. [xxii], 151pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. In slipcase. The slipcase has a few marks.