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Procopius is a great historian in the byzantine empire.
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How did procopius feel about the rule of Justinian and Theodora?
Procopius distained them. If you read his "Secret History" you will see a very diffrerent picture of Theodora.
Procopius Secret History alleges that Justinian?
He was a coward in Battle.
Does Procopius Buildings suggest that Justinian is a just or unjust ruler?
Unjust
How does Procopius reveal his bias against Justinian?
i really don't know
How did Procopius describe Justinian in the book the Secret History?
The Historia Arcana expressed Procopius' dissatisfaction with the emperor, Belisarius (his general) and their wives, Theodora and Antonina. Justinian is portrayed as cruel, venal, prodigal and incompetent and as a a monster whose head could suddenly vanish. He alleged that a man at Justinian's court saw the head of the emperor vanish while he was walking about and then re-joining his body "as strangely as it had left it." Procopius' worse allegation were about Theodora, whom she portayed as dissolute actress who performed on the stage almost nacked and got slaves to scatter barley seed over her groin and used trained geese to peck them.
When was Procopius born?
Procopius was born in 500.
When did Procopius of Gaza die?
Procopius of Gaza died in 528.
When was Procopius of Sázava born?
Procopius of Sázava was born in 970.
When was Procopius of Gaza born?
Procopius of Gaza was born in 465.
When did Procopius of Ustyug die?
Procopius of Ustyug died on 1303-07-08.
When did Procopius of Sázava die?
Procopius of Sázava died on 1053-03-25.
When did Procopius of Scythopolis die?
Procopius of Scythopolis died on 303-07-07.
How did procopius feel about the rule of Justinian and Theodora?
Procopius distained them. If you read his "Secret History" you will see a very diffrerent picture of Theodora.
How does procopius reveal his bias against?
i really don't know
Procopius Secret History alleges that Justinian?
He was a coward in Battle.
How could a historian like Procopius give two such different accounts of the same person?
Well, when Procopius gave his official account of Justinian (saying that he was serious, even-tempered, and worked from dawn to midnight), Justinian was probably in power, and if Procopius said what was really on his mind, he would have been killed (or at least exiled). Procopius decided to wait until after Justinian's death to publish "The Secret History" which portrays to the truth of Justinian's "deceitful, devious, false, hypocritical, two-faced, [and] cruel" ways (The Secret History).
In both Secret History and Buildings, Procopius insists that Justinian is?
... Intelligent.
