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Justinian governed the Roman empire for more than thirty-eight years, and the events of his reign were recorded by Procopius of Caesarea, secretary of the general Belisarius. Yet, significantly, Procopius composed a history, a panegyric, as well as a satire of his own times. Anthony Kaldellis here offers a new interpretation of these writings of Procopius, situating him as a major source for the sixth century and one of the great historians of antiquity and Byzantium.Breaking from the scholarly tradition that views classicism as an affected imitation that distorted history, Kaldellis argues that Procopius was a careful student of the classics who displayed remarkable literary skill in adapting his models to the purposes of his own narratives. Classicism was a matter of structure and meaning, not just vocabulary. Through allusions Procopius revealed truths that could not be spoken openly; through anecdotes he exposed the broad themes that governed the history of his age.Elucidating the political thought of Procopius in light of classical historiography and political theory, Kaldellis argues that he owed little to Christianity, finding instead that he rejected the belief in providence and asserted the supremacy of chance. By deliberately alluding to Plato's discussions of tyranny, Procopius developed an artful strategy of intertextuality that enabled him to comment on contemporary individuals and events. Kaldellis also uncovers links between Procopius and the philosophical dissidents of the reign of Justinian. This dimension of his writing implies that his work is worthy of esteem not only for the accuracy of its reporting but also for its cultural polemic, political dissidence, and philosophical sophistication.Procopius of Caesarea has wide implications for the way we should read ancient historians. Its conclusions also suggest that the world of Justinian was far from monolithically Christian. Major writers of that time believed that classical texts were still the best guides for understanding history, even in the rapidly changing world of late antiquity.

Procopius. --- Prokopiĭ, --- Procope, --- Prokopios, --- Prokop, --- Procopius, --- Prokopi, --- Procopio --- HISTORY / Ancient / Rome. --- Procopius --- Procope --- Procopius Caesariensis --- Procope de Césarée --- Prokopios --- HISTORY --- Ancient Studies. --- Autobiography. --- Biography. --- Classics. --- History.

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Presenting new literary and historical interpretations of the sixth-century writer Procopius of Caesarea, the major historian of Justinian's reign, this volume aims to encourage dialogue and collaboration between international scholars. Although scholarship on Procopius has flourished since 2004, when the last monograph in English on Procopius was published, there has not been a collection of essays on the subject since 2000. Work on Procopius since 2004 has been surveyed by Geoffrey Greatrex in his international bibliography; Peter Sarris has revised the 1966 Penguin Classics translation of, and introduced, Procopius' Secret History (2007); and Anthony Kaldellis has edited, translated and introduced Procopius' Secret History, with related texts (2010), and has recently revised and modernised H.B. Dewing's Loeb translation of Procopius' Wars as The Wars of Justinian in 2014. This volume capitalises on the renaissance in Procopius-related studies by showcasing recent work on Procopius in all its diversity and vibrancy. It offers approaches that shed new light on Procopius' texts by comparing them with a variety of relevant textual sources. In particular, the volume pays close attention to the text and examines what it achieves as a literary work and what it says as an historical product.

Historians --- History --- Historians. --- Historiography. --- General --- Procopius --- Procopius. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- 527-565. --- Byzantine Empire --- Byzantine Empire. --- Greece. --- Historiography --- 527-565 --- Prokopiĭ, --- Procope, --- Prokopios, --- Prokop, --- Procopius, --- Prokopi, --- Procopio --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Procope --- Procopius Caesariensis --- Procope de Césarée --- Prokopios

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Prokop von Gaza (ca. 465/470–526/530) verfasste einen großen Kommentar zu den meisten Geschichtsbüchern des Alten Testaments (CPG 7430, fälschlich als Oktateuchkatene bezeichnet). Die kritische Edition des ersten Teil, des Genesiskommentars, wurde kürzlich vorgelegt (GCS NF 22); hier folgt die deutsche Übersetzung, die erste Übersetzung in eine moderne Sprache (voraus ging nur die lateinische Übersetzung des Konrad Klauser, Zürich 1555), ergänzt durch kommentierende Anmerkungen. Hinter dem fortlaufenden Text Prokops verbirgt sich eine gewaltige Kompilationsarbeit von Exzerpten aus Werken der griechischen Kirchenväter. In einer reichen Bibliothek – vielleicht der des Origenes und Eusebius in Caesarea Maritima – konnten auch solche Werke exzerpiert werden, die später verloren gingen. Auch ohne die genaue Quellenanalyse der Edition gibt die Übersetzung ein umfassendes Bild dessen, was zu dieser Zeit als die gültige Exegese des Buches Genesis galt.

Bible. --- Commentaries --- Early works to 1800. --- Bible. A.T. Genèse --- Commentaires --- Ouvrages avant 1800 --- 222.2 --- Genesis --- Procopius, --- Gaza, Procopius of, --- Procope, --- Procopio, --- Prokopios, --- Be-reshit (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bereshit (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bytie (Book of the Old Testament) --- Chʻangsegi (Book of the Old Testament) --- Genesis (Book of the Old Testament) --- Sifr al-Takwīn --- Takwīn (Book of the Old Testament) --- Early works to 1800 --- Bible --- Bibelkommentar. --- Kirchenvater. --- Patristic Studies. --- Procopius of Gaza. --- Prokop von Gaza. --- Spätantike. --- late antique commentary. --- RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament.