Procopius

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Procopius was a 6th-century Byzantine historian best known for his detailed accounts of Emperor Justinian I’s reign, including the wars, buildings, and secret history of the empire.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Procopius of Caesarea 17
Procopius canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine historian
late antique historian
birthDate circa 500
birthPlace Caesarea Maritima
Palaestina Prima
citizenship Byzantine Empire
deathDate circa 565
describedEvent Byzantine–Sasanian War of 527–532
Gothic War (535–554)
Nika riots
Vandalic War (533–534)
construction of Hagia Sophia under Justinian I
educatedAt school of rhetoric in Caesarea (probable)
employer Byzantine imperial court
genre historiography
military history
panegyric
political history
satire
hasPart eight books of Wars
six books on wars against Persians, Vandals, and Goths
two books on later Gothic War campaigns
historicalPeriod Justinianic era
linked to: Byzantine period
influenced later Byzantine historians
medieval historians of the Crusades
modern scholarship on Justinian I
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek
mainSubject Byzantine–Sasanian wars
Gothic War
Justinianic building program
Vandalic War
court of Justinian I
reign of Justinian I
linked to: Justinianic reforms
modeOfExpression public panegyric in Buildings
secret invective in Secret History
notableWork Anecdota
Buildings
History of the Wars
On the Buildings
Secret History
Wars
occupation advocate
historian
rhetor
positionHeld assessor to Belisarius
legal adviser to Belisarius
secretary to Belisarius
workLocation Constantinople
workPeriod 6th century
writingStyle classicizing Greek prose
wroteAbout Antonina
Belisarius
Gothic kings of Italy
Justinian I
Khosrow I
Narses
Theodora

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Alans mentionedBy Procopius
Anthemius father Procopius
Justinianic Plague documentedBy Procopius
Lazica mentionedBy Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Theodora sourceDescribing Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Tauresium mentionedIn Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
John the Cappadocian opponent Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
John the Cappadocian contemporaryOf Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Isaurians sourceMention Procopius
Thrasamund historicalSource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Hilderic sourceMention Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Valens opponent Procopius
Battle of Dara (530) primarySource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Siege of Antioch (540) historicalSource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Theodahad notedInSource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Teia sourceMention Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Witiges historicalSource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Totila source Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Justinianic Wars describedBySource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
History of the Wars author Procopius
History of the Wars workOf Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Gepids mentionedBy Procopius
Nika riots hasHistoricalSource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
Siege of Rome (537–538) documentedBy Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius