Procopius (326 -
May 27, 366), was a
Roman usurper against
Valentinian I, and member of the
Constantinian dynasty.According to
Ammianus Marcellinus, Procopius was a native of
Cilicia. On his mother's side, Procopius was cousin of Emperor
Julian.Procopius took part in the emperor Julian's campaign against the
Persian Empire in
363. He was entrusted of leading 30,000 men towards Armenia, joining King
Arsaces, and later return to Julian camp. At the time of Julian's death, there were rumors that he had intended Procopius to be his successor, but when
Jovian was elected emperor by the Roman army, Procopius went into hiding to preserve his life. The ancient historians differ on the exact details of Procopius' life in hiding, but agree that he returned to public knowledge at
Chalcedon before the house of the
senator Strategius suffering from starvation and ignorant of current affairs.
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