Count Belisarius

Informationen zum Autor Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to All That , in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. He died on 7 December 1985 in Majorca, his home since 1929. Klappentext The sixth century was not a peaceful time for the Roman empire. Invaders threatened on all fronties, but they grew to respect and fear the name of Belisarius, the Emperor Justinian's greatest general. With this book Robert Graves again demonstrates his command of a vast historical subject, creating a startling and vivid picture of a decadent era. Zusammenfassung The sixth century was not a peaceful time for the Roman empire. Invaders threatened on all fronties, but they grew to respect and fear the name of Belisarius, the Emperor Justinian's greatest general. With this book Robert Graves again demonstrates his command of a vast historical subject, creating a startling and vivid picture of a decadent era.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Graves, John Julius Norwich
• Assisted by: John Julius Norwich (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2006
• EAN: 9780141188133
• ISBN: 978-0-14-118813-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Byzantine Empire, 6th century, c 500 to c 599