Procopius of Caesarea

Procopius was born around 500 in Caesarea, in the Roman province of Palestine, and received an upper-class education in Greek literature and rhetoric; he probably also studied law. In 527, the first year of the reign of the emperor Justinian, he became the legal adviser and secretary of the general Belisarius, Justinian's chief military commander. He accompanied Belisarius on campaigns against the Persian Empire in the east, against the Vandal kingdom in North Africa, and against the Ostrogoths in Italy, and he witnessed the Nika riots in Constantinople in 532 and the great plague of 542. His History of the Wars, in eight books, describes these campaigns in detail and is the main source for the period. His Buildings praises the churches, fortresses and other works built by Justinian, including the Hagia Sophia. His Secret History, published only long after his death, attacks Justinian, the empress Theodora, Belisarius and his wife Antonina with harsh and scandalous accusations, which historians treat with caution. Procopius probably died around 565.

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Faith: A Byzantine historian writing in a Christian empire; his personal beliefs are not well documented. Source: Wikipedia