Procopius
6th-century Byzantine scholar and historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the historian and author of the Secret History. For other persons with the given name, see Procopius (given name). For the spider genus, see Procopius (spider).
Procopius of Caesarea (Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς Prokópios ho Kaisareús; Latin: Procopius Caesariensis; c. 500 – 565) was a prominent late antique Greek scholar and historian from Caesarea Maritima.[1][2] Accompanying the Roman general Belisarius in Emperor Justinian's wars, Procopius became the principal Roman historian of the 6th century, writing the History of the Wars, the Buildings, and the Secret History.
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Born | c. AD 500 Caesarea Maritima, Palaestina Prima, Eastern Roman Empire |
Died | c. AD 565 |
Occupation | Legal Adviser, Political Commentator |
Subject | Secular history |
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