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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byzantine chronicles | 4 |
| History of the Wars by Procopius canonical | 1 |
| Procopius' "Wars" | 1 |
| Procopius, Wars | 1 |
| Procopius’ Wars (History of the Wars) | 1 |
| Procopius’s "Wars" | 1 |
| writings of Procopius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: History of the Wars by Procopius Context triple: [Vandalic War in North Africa, relatedWork, History of the Wars by Procopius]
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A.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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Novels of Justinian
The Novels of Justinian are a collection of later imperial laws and legal amendments issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
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Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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E.
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
Anna Komnene's Alexiad is a 12th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the events of the First Crusade from a learned imperial princess’s perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: History of the Wars by Procopius Target entity description: 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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A.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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B.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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C.
Novels of Justinian
The Novels of Justinian are a collection of later imperial laws and legal amendments issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
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D.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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E.
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
Anna Komnene's Alexiad is a 12th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the events of the First Crusade from a learned imperial princess’s perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historiography
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belisarius
ⓘ
Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
Justinian I ⓘ |
| author | Procopius ⓘ |
| chronicles | military campaigns of Justinian I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| coversConflict |
Gothic War
ⓘ
Persian–Byzantine conflicts ⓘ Vandalic War in North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Vandalic War
|
| coversRegion |
Roman–Sasanian frontier zone
ⓘ
surface form:
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 period
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine
|
| 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)
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Secret History ⓘ |
| setting | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
6th century
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Justinianic reforms ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Justinian I
|
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| workOf |
Procopius
ⓘ
surface form:
Procopius of Caesarea
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Subject: History of the Wars by Procopius Description of subject: 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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