Procopius

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

/ proʊˈkoʊ pi əs, prə- /

noun

a.d. c490–c562, Greek historian.

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Examples from the Web for procopius

The subject was well chosen and the material ample, and Procopius lost no opportunity of lauding his sovereign to the skies.
History of the Wars, Books I and II (of 8)|Procopius
Procopius, writing 800 years later, describes it as broad enough for two chariots to pass.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
Procopius compares the reckoning of losses to that of reckoning the sands of the sea.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI|Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
The intricacy introduced into the question by a passage of Procopius is greater.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

This description by Procopius of Thule (Scandinavia) and its people bears the stamp of a certain trustworthiness.
In Northern Mists (Volume 1 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for procopius

Procopius

/ (prəʊˈkəʊpɪəs) /

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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