LEADER 04928nam 2200805 a 450 001 9910818348803321 005 20240418021702.0 010 $a1-283-21176-9 010 $a9786613211767 010 $a0-8122-0241-4 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812202410 035 $a(CKB)2550000000050947 035 $a(OCoLC)609194598 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491929 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000540396 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11346576 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540396 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10585317 035 $a(PQKB)11571885 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441472 035 $a(OCoLC)607138025 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3108 035 $a(DE-B1597)449100 035 $a(OCoLC)1013954384 035 $a(OCoLC)1037924978 035 $a(OCoLC)1042032505 035 $a(OCoLC)1046618615 035 $a(OCoLC)1047030970 035 $a(OCoLC)1049680333 035 $a(OCoLC)1054874942 035 $a(OCoLC)979954172 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812202410 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441472 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491929 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL321176 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000050947 100 $a20031223h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aProcopius of Caesarea $etyranny, history, and philosophy at the end of antiquity /$fAnthony Kaldellis 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aPhiladelphia :$cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$d2004. 210 4$aŠ2004 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 305 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8122-3787-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-298) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. Classicism and Its Discontents --$tChapter 2. Tales Not Unworthy of Trust: Anecdotes and the Persian War --$tChapter 3. The Secret History of Philosophy --$tChapter 4. The Representation of Tyranny --$tChapter 5. God and Tyche in the Wars --$tAppendix 1. Secret History 19-30 and the Edicts of Justinian --$tAppendix 2. The Plan of Secret History 6-18 --$tAbbreviations --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aJustinian governed the Roman empire for more than thirty-eight years, and the events of his reign were recorded by Procopius of Caesarea, secretary of the general Belisarius. Yet, significantly, Procopius composed a history, a panegyric, as well as a satire of his own times. Anthony Kaldellis here offers a new interpretation of these writings of Procopius, situating him as a major source for the sixth century and one of the great historians of antiquity and Byzantium.Breaking from the scholarly tradition that views classicism as an affected imitation that distorted history, Kaldellis argues that Procopius was a careful student of the classics who displayed remarkable literary skill in adapting his models to the purposes of his own narratives. Classicism was a matter of structure and meaning, not just vocabulary. Through allusions Procopius revealed truths that could not be spoken openly; through anecdotes he exposed the broad themes that governed the history of his age.Elucidating the political thought of Procopius in light of classical historiography and political theory, Kaldellis argues that he owed little to Christianity, finding instead that he rejected the belief in providence and asserted the supremacy of chance. By deliberately alluding to Plato's discussions of tyranny, Procopius developed an artful strategy of intertextuality that enabled him to comment on contemporary individuals and events. Kaldellis also uncovers links between Procopius and the philosophical dissidents of the reign of Justinian. This dimension of his writing implies that his work is worthy of esteem not only for the accuracy of its reporting but also for its cultural polemic, political dissidence, and philosophical sophistication.Procopius of Caesarea has wide implications for the way we should read ancient historians. Its conclusions also suggest that the world of Justinian was far from monolithically Christian. Major writers of that time believed that classical texts were still the best guides for understanding history, even in the rapidly changing world of late antiquity. 606 $aHISTORY$vAncient$zRome 606 $aHISTORY / Ancient / Rome$2bisacsh 610 $aAncient Studies. 610 $aAutobiography. 610 $aBiography. 610 $aClassics. 610 $aHistory. 615 0$aHISTORY 615 7$aHISTORY / Ancient / Rome. 676 $a938.09 700 $aKaldellis$b Anthony$0293067 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818348803321 996 $aProcopius of Caesarea$9721415 997 $aUNINA