Procopius Part Three

HAVE finished the third of my books by Procopius on the Eastern Roman Empire's wars under Justinian I

Book Three

The author was again with General Belisarius as the Greek-speaking Romans conquered Sicily, Rome and much of the rest of Italy from the Ostrogoths.

A large portion of the book deals with the Ostrogothic counter-siege of Rome, which lasted for a year and nine days.

At one point Procopius is sent out of the city to bring in succour, although he does not seem to give undue prominence to this part of the story or to his involvement in it.

All in all, these books, each originally published in two parts, make a great read. But if I could only read one again, it would probably be the book on the Vandalic War as it has, at least to me, a fantastic immediacy.