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Historical Works of Procopius

Type Event Region Byzantine Empire Time 501

In the 6th century, Byzantine historian Procopius completed major works including the Wars, Buildings, and Secret History during the reign of Justini…

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  1. 527–540Eastern Mediterranean theaters · Eastern MediterraneanProcopius, from Caesarea in Palestine, later served as legal adviser to generals such as Belisarius and accompanied them on campaigns, personally experiencing the Persian, Vandal, and Gothic Wars and accumulating extensive firsthand military observations and official documents.
  2. 545–553Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireProcopius completed the eight-book Wars (Historia bellorum) in Constantinople, narrating the Persian, Vandal, and Gothic Wars as well as current campaigns, following the Thucydidean tradition with vivid narrative and detailed military particulars.
  3. 550–559Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireProcopius also wrote the Buildings, praising Justinian's architectural achievements (including Hagia Sophia), and secretly completed the Secret History, using a biting pen to expose the corruption of the emperor, Empress Theodora, and the court, revealing the historian's complex and contradictory political stance.

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