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Procopius of Caesarea (Ancient Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς; 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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