The Secret History: Justinian And Theodora

This work gives us an idea of what Justinian and Theodora might actually have been like, while giving us an insight to how Procopius could have been treated and his feelings towards the royal couple. Given that Procopius waited to write this piece until Justinian had died, we can assume that he was afraid of Justinian and what kind of backlash may occur if he wrote this piece at a time where Justinian could read it. The title in itself, ‘The Secret History” is representative how Procopius felt about Justinian and Theodora. This is a historical piece meant to give information about the past to different readers, and attaching the word secret in to title indicates that this history was meant to be kept private until the objects of the piece could no longer be involved. …show more content…
He was passionately devoted to murder, which showed is utmost fierce personality filled with violence, rage, and manipulation. Justinian seems to have been purely evil, caring about little to no one and ruled listening to accusations rather than facts causing him to be a corrupt ruler. Justinian was an evil ruler who issued the seizure of towns, the burning of cities, and the enslavement of entire nations for no reason at all. He stole money from innocent people, and spent it rapidly while making sure no one else could hold onto money and was therefore, reckless in nature. He caused more people to die than stay alive, and was responsible for destroying cities. He displaced wealth from roman soil and created nation-wide poverty as a result. It can be assumed that he produced an excessive amount of turmoil and confusion and was responsible for ruining