The Secret History Author:Procopius A scathing indictment of the emperor Justinian and his 6th-century Byzantine court by the greatest historian of the period. — Belisarius and Antonina — Justine, Justinian, and Theodora — Justinian's misgovernment — The crimes of Theodora — The destruction wrought by a demon-emperor — The ruin of various classes of the community — Everyone and every... more »thing sacrificed to the emperor's greed