Procopius

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
Bornc. AD 500
Caesarea Maritima, Palaestina Prima, Byzantine Empire
Diedc. AD 565
Constantinople
OccupationLegal adviser, political commentator
SubjectSecular history
Notable works
  • History of the Wars
  • Buildings
  • Secret History

Procopius of Caesarea (/proʊˈkoʊpiəs/; Ancient Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς Prokópios ho Kaisareús; Latin: Procopius Caesariensis; c. 500 – 565) 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.

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