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Procopius

500–565

Procopius was a sixth-century Greek historian and the major narrative source for Justinian’s wars and court.

Procopius of Caesarea served with the general Belisarius and wrote the History of the Wars, Buildings and Secret History. His works cover the Persian, Vandal and Gothic wars, Justinian’s building programme and hostile court gossip.

For the site, Procopius belongs in Classical as a late antique Greek historian linked to the eastern Roman world. He supports pages on Justinian, Belisarius, Byzantium, North Africa, Italy and the transformation from ancient to medieval empire.

Periods and events

Medieval Period Byzantine Empire Reign of Justinian I Vandalic War Gothic War of 535–554

Non Fiction

Non Fiction by Procopius (1 book)

Reference works, biographies and other non-fiction are kept separate from the historical novels above.