War, Rebellion and Epic in Byzantine North Africa
A Historical Study of Corippus' "Iohannis"
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In around 550 the Latin poet Corippus composed his epic Iohannis to celebrate the forgotten wars of a Byzantine general against the 'Moorish' or 'Berber' peoples of North Africa. This book explores the rich narrative of that poem and the changing political, social and cultural environment within which he worked. It reappraises the dramatic first decades of Byzantine North Africa (533-550) and discusses the ethnography of Moorish Africa, the diplomatic and military history of the imperial administration, and the religious transformations (both Christian and 'pagan') of this period.
Hacia 550, el poeta latino Corippus compuso su epopeya Iohannis para celebrar las olvidadas guerras de un general bizantino contra los pueblos "moros" o "bereberes" del norte de África. Este libro explora la rica narrativa de ese poema y el cambiante entorno político, social y cultural en el que trabajó. Revaloriza las dramáticas primeras décadas del África septentrional bizantina (533-550) y analiza la etnografía del África mora, la historia diplomática y militar de la administración imperial y las transformaciones religiosas (tanto cristianas como "paganas") de este periodo.