Unknown, Suda π 2479
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Καισαρεὺς ἐκ Παλαιστίνης

, and

Caesarea in Palestine

are directly attested at Unknown, Suda π 2479. This passage was written ca. 976-990 C.E. possibly in Constantinople. The Suda (“Stronghold”) is an encyclopedic lexicon written by an unknown scholar during the late 10th century. It compiles copious information in alphabetical entries for use by the learned philologist, in particular on grammar, history, and biography, referring to a broad range of sources from Classical Antiquity to the Early Byzantine period. This lemma on Procopius (s.v. Προκόπιος) describes the writings and political relationships of Procopius of Caesarea during the 6th century. Here the author depends on the universal history written by Hesychius of Miletus roughly 400 years earlier.

Προκόπιος, Ἰλλούστριος, Καισαρεὺς ἐκ Παλαιστίνης, ῥήτωρ καὶ σοφιστής. ἔγραψεν Ἱστορίαν Ῥωμαϊκήν, ἤγουν τοὺς πολέμους Βελισαρίου πατρικίου, τὰ κατὰ Ῥώμην καὶ Λιβύην πραχθέντα. γέγονεν ἐπὶ τῶν χρόνων Ἰουστινιανοῦ τοῦ βασιλέως, ὑπογραφεὺς χρηματίσας Βελισαρίου καὶ ἀκόλουθος κατὰ πάντας τοὺς συμβάντας πολέμους τε καὶ πράξεις τὰς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ συγγραφείσας. ἔγραψε καὶ ἕτερον βιβλίον, τὰ καλούμενα Ἀνέκδοτα, τῶν αὐτῶν πράξεων: ὡς εἶναι ἀμφότερα βιβλία θʹ. ὅτι τὸ βιβλίον Προκοπίου τὸ καλούμενον Ἀνέκδοτα ψόγους καὶ κωμῳδίαν Ἰουστινιανοῦ βασιλέως περιέχει καὶ τῆς αὐτοῦ γυναικὸς Θεοδώρας, ἀλλὰ μὴν καὶ αὐτοῦ Βελισαρίου καὶ τῆς γαμετῆς αὐτοῦ.

https://archive.org/details/adler-a.-suidae-lexicon-3-./Adler%20A.%2C%20Suidae%20Lexicon%204%20%28%CE%A0-%CE%A8%29/page/210/mode/2up [Ed. Adler 1935]

Procopius, illustris (in status), of Caesarea in Palestine, rhetor and sophist. He wrote a Roman History, i.e. the wars of Belisarius the patrician, the actions carried out in Rome and Libya. He lived in the time of the emperor Justinian, was employed as Belisarius’ secretary, and accompanied him in all the wars and events which he recorded. He also wrote another book, the so-called Anecdota, on the same events; both works add up to 9 books. (Note) that the book by Procopius called Unpublished History contains abuse and mockery of the emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora, and indeed of Belisarius himself as well, and his wife. [Rev. SOL (trans. M. Heath et al., 2002-)]

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