Procopius

Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς

Procopius Caesariensis; Procopius of Caesaria

Country

Byzantine Empire

Languages

Byzantine Greek

Dates

c. 500 - c. 565

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Procopius of Caesarea was a prominent Byzantine Greek scholar and historian from Caesarea Maritima. Accompanying the Byzantine general Belisarius in Emperor Justinian's wars, Procopius became the principal historian of the 6th century, writing the History of the Wars, the Buildings, and the Secret History.