History of the Wars

Question 1

Author of History of the Wars

Answer 1

Procopius

Question 2

Justinian Background

Answer 2

• Ruled from 527 - 565 BCE in Byzantine Empire
• Aimed to restore Roman greatness
• Codified Roman Law
• Expanded Byzantine Empire around the western Mediterranean

Question 3

Plague Details in History of the Wars

Answer 3

• Bubonic Plague
• Spread through empire via shipping routes
• Killed 100 million between 540 and 590 BCE
• Paved way for Dark Ages, Germanic invasion, and spread of Islam

Question 4

Bubonic Plague Details

Answer 4

• Caused by Yersinia Pestis
• Rat and rat flea vectors
• Two types: Septicemic (blood stream) and Pneumonic (air-borne)

Question 5

Medical details in History of the Wars

Answer 5

• Knowledgeable about medical practices (autopsies, acquired immunity, and contagions)
• Thucydides’ plague narrative

Question 6

Plague Narrative details in History of the Wars

Origin, Account, and Symptoms

Answer 6

• Originated from the Egyptians
• Eyewitness account
• Detailed symptoms (fever, bubonic swelling, coma, delirium, rush to water, vomiting)
• Psychological symptoms (distorted imagination and troubled minds)

Question 7

Plague Narrative details in History of the Wars

Society

Answer 7

• Disrupted burial practices

- Improved social behavior then lawlessness

Question 8

Procopius differs from Thucydides in…(5)

Answer 8

• Rhetorical Style
• Christian Influence
• Uses Statistics
• Details Commercial and Political Impact
• Government Responsibility for Public Health