The publication includes the first four books of Procopius’s famous epic “Wars,” which brilliantly depict the deceptively victorious struggle of Byzantium with Persia in the 6th century. and telling about the campaign of the famous commander Belisarius in North Africa against the kingdom of the Vandals, as well as providing extremely important information on the internal history of not only Byzantium, but also the peoples of Iran, the Caucasus, the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean islands. The book also includes the pearl of Byzantine historical literature - “The Secret History”, revealing the hidden springs of imperial policy and the ulcers of corruption of the Constantinople court. CONTENTS: WAR WITH THE PERSIANS Book one (7). Book two (87). WAR WITH THE VANDALS Book one (176). Book second (238). SECRET HISTORY (316). APPENDICES (419). A.A. Chekalova. Procopius of Caesarea: personality and creativity (421). Comments (458). List of abbreviations (532). Linear measures, volumes, weight and monetary units, units of counting mentioned in the works of Procopius (536). Byzantine titles and positions (537). Index of names (544). Index of geographical names (556). Index of ethnic names (567).