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Procopius

Reece Period attributed: Period 19

Member of the House of Valentinian dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 360 until 365.

Procopius was a general under Julian II and led the Persian expeditions. He also brought Julian’s body to Tarsus, and in September of 365 was proclaimed emperor while Valens was going to Syria. Valens’ forces soon defeated Procopius and put him to death.

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Wikipedia derived information

Procopius of Caesarea was a prominent Byzantine scholar from Palestine.

Accompanying the general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian I, he became the principal historian of the 6th century, writing the Wars of Justinian, the Buildings of Justinian and the celebrated Secret History. He is commonly held to be the last major historian of the ancient world..

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius
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