A review by drowninginhistory
The Secret History by Prokopios

3.0

Delightfully scandalous and gossipy! I do wish the Penguin edition came with more context for certain events Procopius alluded to because he would frequently make mention of something he expected the reader to know all about. If I had no prior knowledge of this period, I would have struggled with it because of that. In some cases, it's difficult to take what he says seriously but that's the fun of it--is he being serious or is it all a satire?