Procopius
NationalityRoman
TitlePatrician
ChildrenAnthemius
FamilyProcopius (ancestor)
Military career
ServiceLate Roman army
Commands heldOrientem
ConflictsRoman–Sasanian War

Procopius (fl. 420s) was a Roman patrician and military leader.

Descended from the Roman usurper Procopius, Procopius was the father of Roman Emperor Anthemius, and married to the daughter of Flavius Anthemius.[1]

In the Roman–Sasanian War of 421–422, Procopius commanded soldiers of the late Roman army (possibly as a dux or comes rei militaris) and secured the rescue of Roman units that were ambushed by Zhayedan forces. In 422, he was an envoy in the conflict-ending negotiations. For these successes, Procopius was awarded the title of patrician and made magister militum per Orientem (possibly by Theodosius II to succeed Ardabur),[1] a post he held through at least 424.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Martindale, J. R. (2006) [1980]. "The Prosopography". The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: A.D. 395–527. Vol. II. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 920. ISBN 978-0-521-20159-9.
  2. ^ Kosiński, Rafał (2016). "Alexander's Conflict with the Authorities of Antioch". Holiness and Power: Constantinopolitan Holy Men and Authority in the 5th Century. Germany: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 103–105. ISBN 978-3-11-041707-4.
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