Chapters in this book

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