Procopius (of Caesarea)

Japanese: プロコピウス[カエサレアの]（英語表記）Procopius

Around 500?
Historian of the Eastern Roman Empire. Greek name Prokopios. Born in Caesarea, Palestine, he studied rhetoric and law, and in 527 became legal adviser to General Belisarius, accompanying him in the Persian campaign (527-531), the African campaign (533-536), and the Italian campaign (536-540). By 542 he had returned to Constantinople, where he probably continued his official career while also writing. His later years and the year of his death are unknown.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

500ころ‐？
東ローマ帝国の歴史家。ギリシア名プロコピオスProkopios。パレスティナのカエサレアCaesareaに生まれ，修辞学と法学を修めたのち，527年将軍ベリサリオスの法律顧問となってペルシア戦役(527‐531)，アフリカ遠征(533‐536)，イタリア遠征(536‐540)に同行。542年までにはコンスタンティノープルへ戻り，おそらくは官職経歴を続けながら著作活動を行う。晩年や没年については不詳。

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