>>24513975 (OP)>The Wars of JustinianLegitimately one of the best history books from antiquity. Similar to Thucydides, though not as cynical.
>The Secret HistoryAnother book by the same author. It’s obviously a work of satire (the Byzantines themselves read it as such) that some mistake for real history even to this day.
>IohannisA Latin epic about Justinian’s conquest of North Africa. Pretty good, but the ending is missing.
>Digenes AkritasA fun Greek epic poem that’s nothing at all like classical Greek epics. Absolutely batshit at times.
>Four Byzantine NovelsThe title is a little misleading since only one of these stories is written in prose. These are romantic adventure stories set in Ancient Greece. Worth reading if you enjoy books like Heliodorus’ Ephesian Tale.
>The AlexiadHistory of the reign of the founder of the Comnenian dynasty, written by his daughter, who was an interesting character in her own right.