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A powerful, stirring novel of clashing destinies and list for power, by the author of I, Claudius The Sixth Century was not a peaceful one for the Roman Empire. Invaders threatened on all frontiers; Huns, Vandals, Goths, Saracens, Moors, Persians. But they grew to fear and respect the name of Belisarius, horseman, archer, swordsman and military commander of incredible skill and daring. Belisarius led the Imperial armies wherever the Emperor Justinian sent him; to the Eastern Frontier on the Euphrates, across the Mediterranean to Carthage, and to Rome. In his palace at Constantinople, Justinian plotted and intrigued, dominated by his wife Theodora whose spies were everywhere. Justinian hated Belisarius for his success, his nobility and his universal popularity. But Belisarius was the one man who cold save the Empire...
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Count Belisarius, Robert von Ranke-Graves
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- Released
- 1975
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- Title
- Count Belisarius
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert von Ranke-Graves
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Released
- 1975
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140010254
- ISBN13
- 9780140010251
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Classics, Wars, Biographical novels, Byzantine Empire, 6th Century
- First published
- 1938
- Original title
- Count Belisarius
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- A powerful, stirring novel of clashing destinies and list for power, by the author of I, Claudius The Sixth Century was not a peaceful one for the Roman Empire. Invaders threatened on all frontiers; Huns, Vandals, Goths, Saracens, Moors, Persians. But they grew to fear and respect the name of Belisarius, horseman, archer, swordsman and military commander of incredible skill and daring. Belisarius led the Imperial armies wherever the Emperor Justinian sent him; to the Eastern Frontier on the Euphrates, across the Mediterranean to Carthage, and to Rome. In his palace at Constantinople, Justinian plotted and intrigued, dominated by his wife Theodora whose spies were everywhere. Justinian hated Belisarius for his success, his nobility and his universal popularity. But Belisarius was the one man who cold save the Empire...