A Companion to Procopius of Caesarea

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Volume Editors:
Mischa Meier
and
Federico Montinaro
This volume offers an extensive introduction to 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea, widely regarded as one of the last great historians of Antiquity. Procopius’ monumental oeuvre is our main contemporary source for an array of highly significant historical developments during the reign of Justinian I (527-565), ranging from warfare with Persia in the East and the reconquest of large parts of the Western Empire from the Goths and Vandals to aspects of social and economic history.

Contributors are: Harmut Leppin, Brian Croke, Dariusz Brodka, Geoffrey Greatrex, Philip Rance, Rene Pfeilschifter, Michael Whitby, Bruno Bleckmann, Laura Mecella, Timo Stickler, Marek Jankowiak, Charles Pazdernik, Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, Henning Börm, Anthony Kaldellis, Umberto Roberto, Olivier Gengler, and Élodie Turquois.
Copyright Year:
2022
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Mischa Meier holds a chair of Ancient History at the University of Tübingen (Germany). He has published widely in the field of late antiquity and the history of historiography, including Das andere Zeitalter Justinians (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004), Anastasios I. (Klett-Cotta, 2010), and Geschichte der Völkerwanderung (C.H. Beck, 2021).

Federico Montinaro is Research Group Leader in the Emmy-Noether Program at the University of Tübingen (Germany). He has published extensively on Procopius and, more generally, in the field of Byzantine history and historiography. He has co-edited Studies in Theophanes with Marek Jankowiak (CRHCB, 2015).
'A wonderful book. Meier and Montinaro deserve full credit for compiling a great companion [...] With this fantastic entry in Brill’s Companions to the Byzantine World series, I hope that more readers are inspired to engage with Procopius and introduce new approaches to his study.' Conor Whately, in Plekos, July 2022. Read the full review here.
Contents

Notes on Contributors

Introduction
 Federico Montinaro and Mischa Meier

part 1: Approaching Procopius


The Eastern Roman Empire and Its Neighbours in the “Age of Justinian” – An Overview
 Hartmut Leppin

The Search for Harmony in Procopius’ Literary Works
 Brian Croke

part 2: Reading Procopius


Procopius: Life and Works
 Geoffrey Greatrex

Wars
 Philip Rance

The Secret History
 Rene Pfeilschifter

Procopius’ Buildings and Panegyric Effect
 Michael Whitby

part 3: Procopius as a Historian


Historiography in Late Antiquity before Procopius
 Bruno Bleckmann

Procopius’ Sources
 Laura Mecella

Procopius as a Historiographer
 Dariusz Brodka

Procopius and Christian Historical Thought
 Timo Stickler

Procopius of Caesarea and His Byzantine Successors
 Marek Jankowiak

part 4: Imperial Themes


War and Empire in Procopius’ Wars
 Charles Pazdernik

Procopius and the Barbarians in the West
 Hans-Ulrich Wiemer

Procopius and the East
 Henning Börm

part 5: Procopius as a Writer


The Classicism of Procopius
 Anthony Kaldellis

Procopius and His Protagonists
 Umberto Roberto

A Narratological Reading of Procopius
 Olivier Gengler and Élodie Turquois

General Bibliography
Index of People and Places
The volume targets a readership of students and scholars alike in the fields of Late Antique history and Historiography, Byzantine History and Literature and the Classical tradition.
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