The Histories (Corpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae - Series Berolinensis)

The Corpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae includes texts written by Byzantine historiographers and chroniclers as well as other documents of historical relevance from the 4th to the 15th centuries. The main objective of each volume is the presentation of a critical text based on all extant manuscripts; a detailed introduction informing about the author and the work as well as the manuscripts and their relation to each other is included in addition to several apparatus and indices. Teias, who succeeded Totila as leader of the Goths, rallied his forces and made an all-out attack on Narses and the Romans, but he suffered an overwhelming defeat in a pitched battle which cost him his life;10 and those Goths who survived the battle were forced to come to terms with Narses because they found themselves exposed to constant attack from the Romans and crowded together in a confined and waterless spot. Book 1 --book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5 -- Index Of Proper Names. Agathias ; Transl. With An Introd. And Short Explanatory Notes By Joseph D. Frendo. Originally Published In 1594 Under Title: De Imperio Et Rebus Gestis Iustiniani Imperatoris Libri Quinque. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.