Count Belisarius - Introduction by John Julius Norwich

Robert Graves

Penguin

2008

426 páginas

14h 12m

ISBN-13: 9780141188133

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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Um livro histórico sobre tema esquecido

Esse livro trata do maior herói marcial do império bizantino. Uma personalidade pouco conhecida do grande público. Um ser humano excepcional, realizou muito com pouco apoio, em uma época difícil da história. Livro muito bem escrito , deliciosa leitura pra quem gosta de romance histórico e se interessa por história antiga e pelas artes militares em geral.