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Procopius

500 - 560

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Procopius of Caesarea (Ancient Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς Prokópios ho Kaisareús; Latin: Procopius Caesariensis; c. 500 – 565) was a prominent late antique Greek scholar and historian from Caesarea Maritima. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Procopius has received more than 1,127,780 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Procopius is the 22nd most popular historian (down from 16th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Israel (down from 41st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Israeli Historian.

Procopius was a Byzantine historian who wrote about the wars of Justinian I. He is most famous for his work "The Secret History" which is a scathing attack on Justinian and his wife Theodora.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Procopius ranks 22 out of 561. Before him are Mircea Eliade, William of Tyre, Cassius Dio, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Arnold J. Toynbee, and Leopold von Ranke. After him are Ibn Kathir, Fernand Braudel, Arrian, Johan Huizinga, Saxo Grammaticus, and Marc Bloch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Procopius ranks 1. After him are Theodora, Totila, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Pope Vigilius, Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, and Gundobad. Among people deceased in 560, Procopius ranks 1. After him are Simplicius of Cilicia, Medardus, Cynric, Clodoald, Chram, Audoin, Thurisind, Glappa of Bernicia, and Gabrán mac Domangairt.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Procopius ranks 49 out of 466. Before him are Joseph of Arimathea (100), Dinah (-1700), Joel (-1), Amos Oz (1939), Ehud Olmert (1945), and Hezekiah (-800). After him are Daniel Kahneman (1934), Josiah (-648), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Herodias (-100), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), and Abijah of Judah (-1000).

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Among HISTORIANS In Israel

Among historians born in Israel, Procopius ranks 3. Before him are Josephus (37), and William of Tyre (1130). After him are Yuval Noah Harari (1976), Sextus Julius Africanus (160), Tom Segev (1945), and Benny Morris (1948).

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