(P/B) COUNT BELISARIUS

Παρουσίαση

The sixth-century Roman Empire is a dangerous place, threatened on all frontiers by invaders. But soon the attacking armies of Vandals, Goths and Persians grow to fear and respect the name of one man, Belisarius: horseman, archer, swordsman and military commander of genius. As Belisarius triumphs in battles from the East to North Africa, his success causes him to become regarded with increasing jealousy and suspicion. In his palace in Constantinople the Emperor Justinian, dominated by his wife Theodora, plots the great general's downfall. Written in the form of a biography by Belisarius' manservant, this epic historical novel portrays him as a lone man of honour in a corrupt world. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD
THE BOYHOOD OF BELISARIUS
THE BANQUET OF MODESTUS
MEGARAEAN SPHINXES
AN IMPROVED CAVALRY
WAR WITH PERSIA
THE SECRET OF SILK
THE BATTLE OF DARAS
THE UNNECESSARY BATTLE
THE VICTORY RIOTS
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST CARTHAGE
DEFEAT OF THE VANDALS
BELISARIUS'S CONSULSHIP
TROUBLE IN AFRICA AND IN SICILY
THE SIEGE OF NAPLES
THE DEFENCE OF ROME
RETIREMENT OF THE GOTHS
A DIADEM REFUSED
A COLD WELCOME HOME
VICTORY AT CARCHEMISH
DISGRACE
EXILE IN ITALY
RECALL AND FORGIVENESS
THREE HUNDRED VETERANS
THE LAST INGRATITUDE
LIST OF MAPS AT END OF BOOK
CONSTANTINOPLE
THE EASTERN FRONTIER
THE WORLD, A.D. 527
ITALY AND AFRICA
THE DEFENCES OF ROME, A.D. 537