A dazzling historical novel set in the sixth century AD from I Claudius author Robert Graves
and with a new introduction by novelist Lydia Kiesling. The sixth-century Roman Empire is a
dangerous place threatened on all frontiers by invaders. But soon the attacking armies of
Vandals Goths and Persians grow to fear and respect the name of one man Belisarius: horseman
archer swordsman and military commander of genius. As Belisarius triumphs in battles from the
East to North Africa his success causes him to become regarded with increasing jealousy and
suspicion. In his palace in Constantinople the Emperor Justinian dominated by his wife
Theodora plots the great general's downfall. Written in the form of a biography by
Belisarius's manservant this epic historical novel portrays him as a lone man of honor in a
corrupt world. Seven Stories' Robert Graves Project spans fourteen titles and includes fiction
and nonfiction adult young adult and children's books in a striking new uniform design
with new introductions and afterwords. Count Belisarius joins our recent re-publication of The
Reader Over Your Shoulder Lawrence and the Arabs The Golden Fleece and Homer's Daughter.
Among the works still to come are Hebrew Myths Wife to Mr. Milton and The Isles of Unwisdom.
The online partner for the Robert Graves Project is RosettaBooks.
