Title of material

Procopius's Secret History

Author(s)

Course

EUH2000; WOH2012

Date (Original)

6th century

Location

Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)

Description

Procopius was a Greek-speaking historian. He was born in the Middle East around 500 AD and worked for Belisarius, one of Emperor Justinian’s generals (who eventually fell afoul of Empress Thedora). Procopius wrote a History of the Wars of Justinian but at the same time he also wrote a Secret History. The Secret History presented a different view of events and which was highly critical of Justinian and Theodora.

STARS Citation

"Procopius's Secret History" (2020). All OER History Primary Sources. 52.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/oerhistory-all/52