Procopius (gens)

Procopius (gens)

The Procopii (Procopius or Procopia in singular male/female) were a family of Ancient Rome. Among the bearers of the name (not all of which were actually related to the clan) we find:

*Procopius (usurper) (c.325-366), a Roman general and usurper emperor
*Procopius Anthemius (c.420-472), a Western Roman Emperor
*Procopius of Gaza (c.465-528), a Christian rhetorician
*Procopius of Caesarea (c.500-c.565), an Eastern Roman historian and writer
*Procopia (9th century), the daughter of Nicephorus I and wife of Michael I Rhangabes


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