History of the Wars by Procopius

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History of the Wars by Procopius is a 6th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles Emperor Justinian I’s military campaigns, including the Vandalic War, Gothic War, and Persian conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine historiography
historical work
military history
associatedWith Belisarius
Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
Justinian I
author Procopius
chronicles military campaigns of Justinian I
countryOfOrigin Byzantine Empire
coversConflict Gothic War
Persian–Byzantine conflicts
Vandalic War
coversRegion Eastern Roman–Persian frontier
Italy
North Africa
culturalContext Byzantine Greek literature
dateWritten 6th century
describes campaigns of general Belisarius
reconquest of former Western Roman territories
relations between Byzantines and Goths
relations between Byzantines and Persians
relations between Byzantines and Vandals
genre history
military history
hasPerspective imperial Byzantine viewpoint
hasType narrative history
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
historicalPerspective Byzantine
linked to: Byzantine period
influenced later Byzantine historians
languageFamily Hellenic languages
literaryForm prose
mainSubject reign of Justinian I
wars of the Byzantine Empire
notableFor detailed eyewitness-style accounts of campaigns
information on late antique warfare
primary source for Justinianic wars
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
originalTitle Περὶ τῶν πολέμων
partOf corpus of Procopius
relatedWork Buildings (by Procopius)
Secret History
setting Late Antiquity
timePeriodDescribed 6th century
reign of Justinian I
linked to: Justinianic reforms
usedAsSourceBy modern historians of Late Antiquity
workOf Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius

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Vandalic War in North Africa relatedWork History of the Wars by Procopius
Christianization of Kievan Rus' describedIn Byzantine chronicles
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) describedIn Byzantine chronicles
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Asparuh of Bulgaria sourceMention Byzantine chronicles
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Old Great Bulgaria sourceMention Byzantine chronicles
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Theodora portrayedInWork Procopius’s "Wars"
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Belisarius portrayedIn Procopius' "Wars"
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Heruli mentionedIn writings of Procopius
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Battle of Dara (530) describedInWork Procopius, Wars
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius
Siege of Rome (537–538) relatedWork Procopius’ Wars (History of the Wars)
linked to: History of the Wars by Procopius