Count Belisarius

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Summary: Look to the source
Review: This book may not be one of Graves' best but in the spirit of Gibbon, he captures his sources well. However, for entertainment and a more immediate sense of the history, you may find it more worth your while to read Graves' source: Procopius, The Wars (not The Secret History!). It is less sentimental and gives a more edgy account of Belisarius' struggles and incomprehensible end.

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Summary: Count Belisarius - Byzantine Rome's Greatest General
Review: This was a fine book by a great author. While "Goodbye to All That" undoubtedly was Graves' best work, "Count Belisarius" runs a close second. Graves takes us on a journey through the unbelievable achievements of this extradorinarily virtuous man who was so little appreciated by his emperor. Graves puts his own spin on some of the historical events in the novel - or at least he disagrees with some earlier historians - but the novel is well written and gives a great insite into the causes for Rome's decline and eventual collapse.

Rating:
Summary: Count Belisarius - Byzantine Rome's Greatest General
Review: This was a fine book by a great author. While "Goodbye to All That" undoubtedly was Graves' best work, "Count Belisarius" runs a close second. Graves takes us on a journey through the unbelievable achievements of this extradorinarily virtuous man who was so little appreciated by his emperor. Graves puts his own spin on some of the historical events in the novel - or at least he disagrees with some earlier historians - but the novel is well written and gives a great insite into the causes for Rome's decline and eventual collapse.