A Companion to Procopius of Caesarea
Published on 9. December 2021
Book
Hardback
484 pages
978-90-04-49876-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume offers an extensive introduction to 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea, widely regarded as one of the last great historians of Antiquity. Procopius' monumental oeuvre is our main contemporary source for an array of highly significant historical developments during the reign of Justinian I (527-565), ranging from warfare with Persia in the East and the reconquest of large parts of the Western Empire from the Goths and Vandals to aspects of social and economic history.
Contributors are: Harmut Leppin, Brian Croke, Dariusz Brodka, Geoffrey Greatrex, Philip Rance, Rene Pfeilschifter, Michael Whitby, Bruno Bleckmann, Laura Mecella, Timo Stickler, Marek Jankowiak, Charles Pazdernik, Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, Henning Boerm, Anthony Kaldellis, Umberto Roberto, Olivier Gengler, and Elodie Turquois.
Contributors are: Harmut Leppin, Brian Croke, Dariusz Brodka, Geoffrey Greatrex, Philip Rance, Rene Pfeilschifter, Michael Whitby, Bruno Bleckmann, Laura Mecella, Timo Stickler, Marek Jankowiak, Charles Pazdernik, Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, Henning Boerm, Anthony Kaldellis, Umberto Roberto, Olivier Gengler, and Elodie Turquois.
Reviews / Votes
'A wonderful book. Meier and Montinaro deserve full credit for compiling a great companion [...] With this fantastic entry in Brill's Companions to the Byzantine World series, I hope that more readers are inspired to engage with Procopius and introduce new approaches to his study.' Conor Whately, in Plekos, July 2022. Read the full review here.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
927 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-49876-1 (9789004498761)
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Persons
Mischa Meier holds a chair of Ancient History at the University of Tuebingen (Germany). He has published widely in the field of late antiquity and the history of historiography, including Das andere Zeitalter Justinians (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004), Anastasios I. (Klett-Cotta, 2010), and Geschichte der Voelkerwanderung (C.H. Beck, 2021).
Federico Montinaro is Research Group Leader in the Emmy-Noether Program at the University of Tuebingen (Germany). He has published extensively on Procopius and, more generally, in the field of Byzantine history and historiography. He has co-edited Studies in Theophanes with Marek Jankowiak (CRHCB, 2015).
Federico Montinaro is Research Group Leader in the Emmy-Noether Program at the University of Tuebingen (Germany). He has published extensively on Procopius and, more generally, in the field of Byzantine history and historiography. He has co-edited Studies in Theophanes with Marek Jankowiak (CRHCB, 2015).
Content
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
?Federico Montinaro and Mischa Meier
part 1: Approaching Procopius
The Eastern Roman Empire and Its Neighbours in the "Age of Justinian" - An Overview
?Hartmut Leppin
The Search for Harmony in Procopius' Literary Works
?Brian Croke
part 2: Reading Procopius
Procopius: Life and Works
?Geoffrey Greatrex
Wars
?Philip Rance
The Secret History
?Rene Pfeilschifter
Procopius' Buildings and Panegyric Effect
?Michael Whitby
part 3: Procopius as a Historian
Historiography in Late Antiquity before Procopius
?Bruno Bleckmann
Procopius' Sources
?Laura Mecella
Procopius as a Historiographer
?Dariusz Brodka
Procopius and Christian Historical Thought
?Timo Stickler
Procopius of Caesarea and His Byzantine Successors
?Marek Jankowiak
part 4: Imperial Themes
War and Empire in Procopius' Wars
?Charles Pazdernik
Procopius and the Barbarians in the West
?Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
Procopius and the East
?Henning Boerm
part 5: Procopius as a Writer
The Classicism of Procopius
?Anthony Kaldellis
Procopius and His Protagonists
?Umberto Roberto
A Narratological Reading of Procopius
?Olivier Gengler and Elodie Turquois
General Bibliography
Index of People and Places
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
?Federico Montinaro and Mischa Meier
part 1: Approaching Procopius
The Eastern Roman Empire and Its Neighbours in the "Age of Justinian" - An Overview
?Hartmut Leppin
The Search for Harmony in Procopius' Literary Works
?Brian Croke
part 2: Reading Procopius
Procopius: Life and Works
?Geoffrey Greatrex
Wars
?Philip Rance
The Secret History
?Rene Pfeilschifter
Procopius' Buildings and Panegyric Effect
?Michael Whitby
part 3: Procopius as a Historian
Historiography in Late Antiquity before Procopius
?Bruno Bleckmann
Procopius' Sources
?Laura Mecella
Procopius as a Historiographer
?Dariusz Brodka
Procopius and Christian Historical Thought
?Timo Stickler
Procopius of Caesarea and His Byzantine Successors
?Marek Jankowiak
part 4: Imperial Themes
War and Empire in Procopius' Wars
?Charles Pazdernik
Procopius and the Barbarians in the West
?Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
Procopius and the East
?Henning Boerm
part 5: Procopius as a Writer
The Classicism of Procopius
?Anthony Kaldellis
Procopius and His Protagonists
?Umberto Roberto
A Narratological Reading of Procopius
?Olivier Gengler and Elodie Turquois
General Bibliography
Index of People and Places