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
Born	c. 500 Caesarea Maritima, Palaestina Prima, Byzantine Empire
Died	c. 565 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Occupations	Legal advisor, political commentator
Writing career
Subject	Secular history
Notable works	History of the Wars On Buildings Secret History

Procopius of Caesarea (/proʊˈkoʊpiəs/; Ancient Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς Prokópios ho Kaisareús; Latin: Procopius Caesariensis; c. 500 – 565) was a prominent Greek scholar and historian from Caesarea in Palestine. 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, On Buildings, and the Secret History.