{"product_id":"the-secret-history-by-procopius-9780140455281","title":"The Secret History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains a revision of the existing translation, revision of chronology and genealogy, and a new introduction of 4-6000 words, new notes, and a new selection of further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire's official chronicler, and his \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Wars of Justinian\u003c\/em\u003e proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor's reign. Yet all the while, the dutiful scribe was working on a very different—and dangerous—history to be published only once its author was safely in his grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the brilliant general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. Magnificently hyperbolic and highly opinionated, \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of explosive energy, depicting holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338574516460,"sku":"9780140455281","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27440583482237.jpg?v=1743736128","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-secret-history-by-procopius-9780140455281","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}