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#1 Viggen

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Posted 05 April 2006 - 05:51 AM

Knowing little about Belisarius and (being inspired by this thread) i wanted to know more about this fascinating character, so i just bought The Life Of Belisarius by Lord Mahon (Introduction by Dr Jon Coulston from the University of St. Andrews) Now Lord Mahon`s book is from the middle of the 19th century and probably a bit outdated, but i thought i start out with the first book about him and i havent regret it yet (although i only read the introduction from Coulston). At the of the book there are 2 pages full of recommended (by Coulston?) books for people interested in Belisarius and his time... (i like that feature already allot)...

...anyone else read a book about Belisarius?

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#2 Neos Dionysos

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Posted 05 April 2006 - 03:10 PM

I just bought that a week ago... haven't gotten around to opening it... how is it?

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#3 Julia Cæsaris Filia Principis

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Posted 06 April 2006 - 07:23 AM

I once read Robert Graves's Count Belisarius. It's clearly fiction, but it's decent--not anywhere near as good as his Claudius books.

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#4 Viggen

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Posted 06 April 2006 - 08:30 PM

Neos Dionysos, on Apr 5 2006, 05:10 PM, said:

I just bought that a week ago... haven't gotten around to opening it... how is it?

Well, i have only read the introduction so far, i wont get a chance to read it before the weekend, i keep you up to date...

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#5 Primus Pilus

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Posted 06 April 2006 - 08:38 PM

Julia Cæsaris Filia Principis, on Apr 6 2006, 03:23 AM, said:

I once read Robert Graves's Count Belisarius. It's clearly fiction, but it's decent--not anywhere near as good as his Claudius books.

Is it the same style... the autobiographical? If I loved I Claudius, would I at least enjoy this one?

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#6 Tobias

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Posted 06 April 2006 - 11:56 PM

lol, i never did get around to replying to that fellow Arvioustus in that thread <_<
I can't say i have read any books devoted entirely to Belisarius, although my "History of the Byzantine Empire" did give a fair insight into his campaigns.

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#7 Emperor Goblinus

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Posted 07 April 2006 - 01:39 AM

Almost any book about the reign of Justinian will most likely give substantial information about Belisarius. Justinian: The Last Roman Emperor goes into great detail about both his personal life and military career.