Procopius

[proh-koh-pee-uh s, pruh-]

noun

a.d. c490–c562, Greek historian.

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The general, says Procopius, was changed by a vision which he saw that night.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI
Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
From this time Procopius was the official secretary of Belisarius.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
Various
Procopius, who was versed in medicine, was the historian of the period.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine
James Sands Elliott
Such is the account of the matter given to us by Procopius, who is our only extant authority for the details of this war.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire
George Rawlinson
But the tale told by Procopius is improbable; and the Roman belief of it can have rested at best only upon suspicion.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire
George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for procopius

Procopius

noun

?490–?562 ad, Byzantine historian, noted for his account of the wars of Justinian I against the Persians, Vandals, and Ostrogoths

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