Masculinity Identity Power Politics in the Age of Justinian
A Study of Procopius
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Word Count
61,500 words, Guess
Page Count
246 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL29490802M
- ISBN-139789462988231
- OCLC Control Number1137827110
Classifications
- LCC
Description
A generation of historians has been captivated by the notorious views on gender found in the mid-sixth century 'Secret History' by the Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea. Yet the notable but subtler ways in which gender coloured Procopius' most significant work, the 'Wars', have received far less attention. This monograph examines how gender shaped the presentation of not only key personalities such as the seminal power-couples Theodora/ Justinian and Antonina/ Belisarius, but also the Persians, Vandals, Goths, Eastern Romans, and Italo-Romans, in both the 'Wars' and the 'Secret History'. By analysing the purpose and rationale behind Procopius' gendered depictions and ethnicizing worldview, this investigation unpicks his knotty agenda. Despite Procopius's reliance on classical antecedents, the gendered discourse that undergirds both texts under investigation must be understood within the broader context of contemporary political debates at a time when control of Italy and North Africa from Constantinople was contested.
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