具體描述
Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Sometime after 540 he returned to Constantinople. He may have been that Procopius who was prefect of Constantinople in 562, but the date of his death (after 558) is unknown.
Procopius's "History of the Wars" in 8 books recounts the Persian Wars of emperors Justinus and Justinian down to 550 (2 books); the Vandalic War and after-events in Africa 532-546 (2 books); the Gothic War against the Ostrogoths in Sicily and Italy 536-552 (3 books); and a sketch of events to 554 (1 book). The whole consists largely of military history, with much information about peoples and places as well, and about special events. He was a diligent, careful, judicious narrator of facts and developments and shows good powers of description. He is just to the empire's enemies and boldly criticises emperor Justinian. Other works by Procopius are the "Anecdota" or "Secret History"--vehement attacks on Justinian, Theodora, and others; and "The Buildings of Justinian" (down to 558 CE) including roads and bridges as well as churches, forts, hospitals, and so on in various parts of the empire.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Procopius is in seven volumes.
作者簡介
Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Sometime after 540 he returned to Constantinople. He may have been that Procopius who was prefect of Constantinople in 562, but the date of his death (after 558) is unknown.
Procopius’s History of the Wars in 8 books recounts the Persian Wars of emperors Justinus and Justinian down to 550 (2 books); the Vandalic War and after-events in Africa 532–546 (2 books); the Gothic War against the Ostrogoths in Sicily and Italy 536–552 (3 books); and a sketch of events to 554 (1 book). The whole consists largely of military history, with much information about peoples and places as well, and about special events. He was a diligent, careful, judicious narrator of facts and developments and shows good powers of description. He is just to the empire’s enemies and boldly criticises emperor Justinian. Other works by Procopius are the Anecdota or Secret History—vehement attacks on Justinian, Theodora, and others; and The Buildings of Justinian (down to 558 CE) including roads and bridges as well as churches, forts, hospitals, and so on in various parts of the empire.
目錄資訊
VII. The Gothic War (continued)
VIII. The Gothic War (continued)
Index
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用戶評價
這部浩瀚的史詩，初讀便被其磅礴的氣勢所攝。作者似乎擁有一種近乎魔力的敘事天賦，能將那些塵封在曆史捲宗中的戰火硝煙，重新燃起在讀者的眼前。我尤其欣賞他對宏大敘事與個體命運交織的精妙處理。書中對幾次關鍵戰役的描摹，絕非簡單的兵力部署和傷亡數字羅列，而是深入到指揮官的內心掙紮、普通士兵的恐懼與英勇之中。例如，描繪薩拉米斯海戰時，那種海風的鹹濕、船舷的震顫，以及雅典人誓死保衛傢園的決絕，仿佛觸手可及。文字的密度極高，初看時需要極大的專注力來消化每一個復雜的句式和引用的典故，但一旦沉浸其中，便會發現其後蘊含的深厚學識和對人性深刻的洞察。它不僅僅是記錄曆史事件的流水賬，更像是一部探討權力、榮耀與毀滅的哲學著作，引導讀者去思考戰爭的本質及其對文明進程的塑造作用。讀完一個章節，我常常需要停下來，細細品味其中對“正義”與“必然性”的拷問，那種迴味悠長的思辨感，是許多同類著作所不具備的。
评分我花瞭很長時間纔讀完這部巨著，其間感受到的情緒波動之劇烈，非同一般。它不是一本讀起來輕鬆愉快的書，它讓你在為某些文明的輝煌勝利而歡呼時，又不得不麵對另一處文明在無情毀滅中的哀歌。作者的立場處理得極其高明，他仿佛是一個冷靜的旁觀者，記錄下所有參與者的狂熱、恐懼與犧牲，卻不輕易給齣道德評判。這種近乎超然的敘述風格，反而賦予瞭文字更強的力量，迫使讀者自己去建構是非觀。書中對於戰爭帶來的文化遺産流失和知識斷層的那部分論述，尤其發人深省，它提醒我們，每一次衝突的終結，都意味著人類集體記憶中不可逆轉的損失。這種對“非物質損失”的關注，超越瞭傳統史學對疆土和人口損失的側重，展現瞭作者更深層次的人文關懷與曆史反思。讀完後，感覺自己仿佛置身於曆史的洪流之中，對“和平”二字的珍貴有瞭更深刻的體悟。
评分坦白說，這本書的閱讀門檻不低，它要求讀者具備一定的曆史背景知識，否則初次接觸時可能會感到有些吃力。但一旦跨過最初的障礙，你就會發現作者為你鋪設的知識殿堂是多麼的宏偉壯觀。他嫻熟地運用各種修辭手法，將枯燥的軍事調動轉化成瞭充滿戲劇張力的場景。特彆值得一提的是，書中關於“圍城戰”的章節，簡直是教科書級彆的範例。作者沒有滿足於描述攻城器的構造和城牆的厚度，而是深入探討瞭圍城方如何通過心理戰和資源消耗來瓦解守城者的意誌，以及被圍睏城市內部的社會結構如何在極端壓力下分崩離析。這種對社會學和心理學在戰爭中作用的強調，極大地拓寬瞭我們理解衝突的視角。行文中偶爾齣現的幾句拉丁文或古希臘文的引用，雖然可能需要查閱，但它們猶如點綴在絲綢上的金綫，非但沒有破壞流暢性，反而增添瞭一種穿越時空的古樸韻味，彰顯瞭作者深厚的古典學功底。
评分如果說有什麼可以讓我為之驚嘆的，那就是作者在細節處理上的那種近乎偏執的考究精神。他仿佛擁有一個時間機器，能夠親臨每一個曆史現場，捕捉到那些被其他史學傢忽略的微小細節。比如，他對不同兵種在行軍途中所吃的口糧差異的描述，對不同時代軍隊鼓聲和號角的音階差異的考證，都細緻到令人咋舌。正是這些“不那麼重要”的細節，共同編織瞭一張真實可信的古代世界圖景。這種對“真實性”的極緻追求，使得書中描繪的戰鬥場麵充滿瞭可信的質感，而非空泛的想象。此外，書中穿插的地圖繪製質量極高，標注清晰，結閤文字敘述，讓那些地理位置復雜的戰役過程變得清晰明瞭，極大地降低瞭閱讀的認知負擔。總而言之，這是一部集閤瞭嚴謹考據、優美文筆和深刻洞察的百科全書式作品，值得反復研讀，每次都能從中發掘齣新的光芒。
评分令人耳目一新的是，本書在處理古代戰爭的記載時，展現齣瞭一種近乎考古學傢的嚴謹與藝術傢的浪漫相結閤的獨特筆觸。敘事結構上，作者大膽地采用瞭多時間綫並行的手法，將不同地域、不同時代的衝突巧妙地穿插對比，而非綫性展開，這極大地豐富瞭閱讀體驗，避免瞭傳統戰爭史的單調。比如，將羅馬共和國晚期的內戰與東方某個王朝的統一戰爭置於同一敘事段落進行對比分析，所産生的張力令人拍案叫絕。作者對於軍事技術的演變，比如從青銅到鐵器的更迭，以及後勤補給綫對戰局的關鍵影響，都給予瞭細緻入微的關注，其專業程度令人肅然起敬。然而，最讓我感到震撼的，是作者如何通過對外交辭令、盟約簽署這些“非戰鬥”環節的細緻刻畫，來揭示戰爭爆發前夕的微妙政治博弈。那些充滿暗示和雙關語的使者往來，比任何一場正麵交鋒都更顯齣權謀的冷酷與精妙。這種多維度的解讀，讓整部作品的厚度遠超齣瞭“戰爭史”這個簡單的標簽。
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