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Procópio de Cesareia
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Procopius of Caesarea (; Prokópios ho Kaisareús; ; – 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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Procopius was a male historian, lawyer, and writer from the Byzantine Empire. Born in Caesarea Maritima around 500, he died in Constantinople, with recorded dates of death including 565, 558, and April 1, 562. He wrote in Ancient Greek and is associated with the native name Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς.
His notable works include *On Buildings*, *Secret History*, and *History of the Wars*. Other listed titles are *Histoire de Justinien*, *战史*, *Procopio cesariense De la longa & aspra guerra de Gothi libri tre*, *Historiarum Procopii Caesariensis libri VIII*, and *Anekdota*. Procopius has been described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 500
- Died
- ca. 565
- Works
- 109
Top works
- Procopii Caesariensis opera omnia recognovit Jacobus Haury ...
- Histoire de Justinien
- 战史
- Procopio cesariense De la longa & aspra guerra de Gothi libri tre
- Historiarum Procopii Caesariensis libri VIII
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- History of the Wars
· 1914 · cited 55x
- Buildings
· 1940 · cited 36x
- Anecdota, or Secret History
· 1935 · cited 14x
- Secret History
· 1960 · cited 5x
- Opera omnia, Volume I, De bellis libri I-IV
· 2001 · cited 1x
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Procopius
- Writer.birth_place
- Caesarea Maritima, Palaestina Prima, Byzantine Empire
- Writer.death_place
- Constantinople
- Writer.occupation
- Legal adviser, political commentator
- Writer.subject
- Secular history
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Caesarea Maritima
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- medieval Greek
- Notable work
- History of the Wars
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- Commons category
- Procopius
- date of birth
- 0500-00-00
- date of death
- 0558-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Procopius
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- P13311
- universal language
- significant place
- Caesarea Maritima
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Works in European collections
31 objects attributed to Procópio de Cesareia, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Procopius De gothicis bellis
De la guerra di Giustiniano Imperatore contra i Persiani lib. II. De la guerra del medesmo contra i Vandali, lib. II. Di latino ... trad. per Benedetto Egio
De bello persico (libri IV a Rapaele Volaterrano conversi)
Opere di Procopio di Cesarea
History of his time (in 8 books). Over and with explanations. by Peter Friedrich Kanngießer
Procopii Caesariensis de rebvs Gothorvm, Persarvm ac Vandalorum libri VII, una cum alijs mendiorum temporum historicis, quorum catalogum sequens indicabit pagina ...
Procopio Cesariense, De La Gverra di Giustiniano, imperatore, contra i Persiani, lib. II. De La Gverra del medesimo contra i Vandali, lib. II. /
Procopii Rhetoris Et Historici Caesariensis, de Iustiniani Augusti Caesaris aedificijs orationes sex /
![Pomponii Melae De orbis sitv libri tres, accuratissime eme[n]dati, vna cum Commentarijs /](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__6_A_000053__2K80JO7-cs%2FIMG_MAIN_00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Pomponii Melae De orbis sitv libri tres, accuratissime eme[n]dati, vna cum Commentarijs /
Petri Victorii Commentarij longe doctissimi, in tres libros Aristotelis de Arte dicendi, nunc primum in Germania editi
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Article · Português
Procópio de Cesareia (em grego: Προκόπιος ο Καισαρεύς; em latim: Procopius) foi um destacado historiador bizantino do século VI, cujas obras constituem a principal fonte de informação acerca do reinado de Justiniano I.
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