Question: You have now read an excerpt from Procopius’ The Secret History about Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora, which was Procopius’ response to their iron control of the historians and scholars in their empire. Look at the imperial portraits of the couple that survive from San Vitale on pages 305-8 of The Human Record.
Do the two documents depict/describe the same people? Compare and contrast the official portrayal of Justinian and Theodora with the unofficial description written by Procopius. Use the intro from THR to help you decipher the portraits’ meaning (such as the color of the clothes, etc.) and to formulate your argument. / Writing sentence instructions attached.
Course material can be find on the link attached. Please use the course material as a source. / The book https://www.chegg.com/auth?action=login&redirect=%2Freader%2F9781305687714%2F128%2F
Procopius’ The Secret History about Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora
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