The Emperor Maurice and his historian : Theophylact Simocatta on Persian and Balkan warfare
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The Emperor Maurice and his historian : Theophylact Simocatta on Persian and Balkan warfare
（Oxford historical monographs）
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1988
Available at 7 libraries
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Bibliography: p. 359-369
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Theophylact Simocatta, the last historian of classical antiquity, has in the past deterred investigators by the idiosyncrasies of his style. Through examination of Theophylact's narrative, and collation with other available evidence, Dr Whitby has unpicked the obscurities, biases, and errors to clear the way for a more accurate appreciation of the events of the reign of Emperor Maurice (582-602).
Maurice's reign witnessed great struggles as the Romans attempted to defend their traditional frontiers on the Danube and in Mesopotamia and Armenia. In both areas, Maurice achieved great successes: in the Balkans, migrations of Slavs and invasions by Avars were held in check, if not completely halted; and in the east the emperor reinstated Khusro II, the legitimate Persian king, and attempted to forge a long-term peace. These events are important both in the historical geography of the Balkans
and eastern frontier, and for understanding the fate of the post-Justinian Roman Empire. Whitby reveals the History as a work worthy of serious study in its own right as a product of the last flowering of classical Greek literature in antiquity.
Table of Contents
- List of maps. List of abbreviations. Part 1 Emperor and author: Maurice the emperor
- Theophylact the author. Part 2 The Balkan wars: introduction
- the Balkans before 582
- the sources
- the Balkans in Maurice's reign
- the Balkans after 602. Part 3 The Persian war: introduction
- geographical and historical setting
- the sources
- the war under Justin II and Tiberius (572-582)
- the war in Maurice's reign
- aftermath. Part 4 Historiography: Theophylact the historian
- the end of traditions. Select bibliography. Index.
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