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2. Will the Real Procopius Please Stand Up
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 7
- List of Abbreviations 9
- Acknowledgements 11
- A Note on Translations, Sources, and Names 13
- Preface 15
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Part I. Finding Procopius
- 1. Introduction 17
- 2. Will the Real Procopius Please Stand Up 31
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Part II. The Contest
- 3. The Danger of the Soft Life 69
- 4. Courage, Fear, and Generalship in the Vandal War 99
- 5. Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Eunuchs in a Changing World 125
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Part III. Chaos Encroaching
- Introduction 155
- 6. Killing Justinian 163
- 7. Totila: Hero or Trope? 193
- Conclusion: All Quiet on the Italian Front 213
- Bibliography 217
- Chronology 237
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 7
- List of Abbreviations 9
- Acknowledgements 11
- A Note on Translations, Sources, and Names 13
- Preface 15
-
Part I. Finding Procopius
- 1. Introduction 17
- 2. Will the Real Procopius Please Stand Up 31
-
Part II. The Contest
- 3. The Danger of the Soft Life 69
- 4. Courage, Fear, and Generalship in the Vandal War 99
- 5. Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Eunuchs in a Changing World 125
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Part III. Chaos Encroaching
- Introduction 155
- 6. Killing Justinian 163
- 7. Totila: Hero or Trope? 193
- Conclusion: All Quiet on the Italian Front 213
- Bibliography 217
- Chronology 237
- Index 241