History of the Wars, Volume III by Procopius

He is just to the empire's enemies and boldly criticises emperor Justinian. He was a diligent, careful, judicious narrator of facts and developments and shows good powers of description. The whole consists largely of military history, with much information about peoples and places as well, and about special events.

Procopius's 'History of the Wars' in 8 books recounts the Persian Wars of emperors Justinus and Justinian down to 550 (2 books) the Vandalic War and after-events in Africa 532546 (2 books) the Gothic War against the Ostrogoths in Sicily and Italy 536552 (3 books) and a sketch of events to 554 (1 book). He may have been that Procopius who was prefect of Constantinople in 562, but the date of his death (after 558) is unknown. Sometime after 540 he returned to Constantinople. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Please note that Phoenix does not normally consider for publication articles of longer than 40 pages in manuscript, nor do we consider material that will be published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere.Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. The standard length of a Phoenix article is up to 10,000 words, including notes. Papers illustrated with black-and-white photographs, maps, and/or line-drawings are welcome. Authors should ensure that the argument of the paper is clearly expressed and its general significance made clear. The journal welcomes submissions that use new approaches to elucidate their chosen topic and wishes to encourage more submissions on broader themes, as well as those that treat a single question in a detailed manner. Articles should make a fresh, interesting, and significant contribution to our understanding of classical antiquity. Phoenix, journal of the Classical Association of Canada, publishes scholarly papers embodying original research in all areas of classical studies: the literature, language, history, philosophy, religion, mythology, science, archaeology, art, architecture, and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds from earliest times to about AD 600.

History of the Wars, Volume III by Procopius