Megjegyzések Prokopios „perzsa történeteihez” (De bellis I, 2–6)
Notes to Prokopios' "Persian Stories "(De bellis I, 2-6)

Summary/Abstract: At the end of the preface of his historical work, Procopius outlines a history of the relationship between Byzantium and Persia. This part of his work (De bellis I, 2-6), which consists of a series of anecdotal episodes, tales, and fictitous stories, has been regarded by scholars as an entertaining compilation lacking historical credibility. The aim of this paper is to present these anecdotes, the so-called “Persian histories”, and to analyze the structure and the function of the stories. In our opinion, Procopius uses the literary techniques of Herodotus to illustrate the moral decline which led to the war.

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