War, Rebellion and Epic in Byzantine North Africa
Author | : Andy Merrills |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2023-10-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781009391993 |
ISBN-13 | : 1009391992 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Download or read book War, Rebellion and Epic in Byzantine North Africa written by Andy Merrills and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In around 550 CE, a Latin poet in North Africa chose to celebrate the forgotten wars of a Byzantine general against the region's Berber peoples. This book explores the epic that he wrote and a neglected political, social and religious world on the southern fringes of the dying Roman Empire.