A review by casparb
The Secret History by Procopius

this is a truly dated ! edition which describes the 'appalling vulgarity' of our girly Theodora, wife of Justinian .. (probably?) former prostitute, turned empress, nymphomaniac (according to Procopius), with a stage-show involving swan-sex, from what I can tell. it becomes clear that SHE is the reason this text is, she's , I think the centre. The stuffy intro concedes, petulantly, 'Perhaps the French can appreciate the lady better than we can'. more of her pls