Project Gutenberg 2005-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 814 Procopius Procopius, of Caesarea Procopius, Caesariensis Dewing, H. B. (Henry Bronson) 1882 Dewing, Henry Bronson History of the Wars, Books I and II: The Persian War Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, jayam, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "History of the Wars, Books I and II: The Persian War" by Procopius is a historical account written in the early 6th century. This work details the military campaigns of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian against various enemies, particularly focusing on the wars against the Persians. Procopius, who was a contemporary of these events and served as an adviser to the general Belisarius, provides first-hand insights into the strategies and outcomes of these significant conflicts. The opening of this historical narrative establishes Procopius's credentials as a historian with a unique perspective on the events he recounts. He emphasizes the importance of documenting these wars—not merely for the sake of history, but as a resource for future generations engaged in similar struggles. In the initial sections, Procopius outlines the context of Roman-Persian relations, highlighting key historical figures such as the Emperor Theodosius, and introduces notable battles and political maneuvers throughout various conflicts. The text begins detailing the complexities of these interactions and lays the groundwork for a more in-depth exploration of the wars that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Iran -- History -- To 640 Vandals Goths -- Italy Byzantine Empire -- History -- Justinian I, 527-565 Justinian I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565 PA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 725421 721805 2024-10-07T12:14:13.571168 2023-09-07T12:21:05.487396 text/html text/html 692864 2020-12-12T14:52:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 219384 2020-12-12T14:52:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 320553 2024-10-07T12:14:26.996062 application/epub+zip 329030 2024-10-07T12:14:18.277141 application/epub+zip 302637 2024-10-07T12:14:16.387131 application/epub+zip 621366 2024-10-07T12:14:33.101044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562544 2024-10-07T12:14:25.485073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507060 2022-09-08T07:23:45.920531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565258 565172 2024-10-07T12:14:11.709193 2023-09-07T12:21:03.977375 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 564998 2020-12-12T14:52:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 193520 2020-12-12T14:52:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 565007 2020-12-12T14:52:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193491 2020-12-12T14:52:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22807 2024-10-07T12:14:33.245031 application/rdf+xml 16188 2024-10-07T12:14:17.024115 image/jpeg 3608 2024-10-07T12:14:16.705125 image/jpeg 303049 2024-10-07T12:14:13.625170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia