14, 18 guards the gates with “wolves,” v. 16, 17 places ballistae and “wild asses” on the wall, v. prepares for a siege in spite of the complaints of the citizens, v. 15 repairs and improves the defences of the city, ibid.
14 sends Leuderis and the keys of Rome to Justinian, v. 48 prepares to march on Rome, leaving a garrison in Naples, v. forgives the Neapolitans for killing him, v.
carries out the plan of entering the city by the aqueduct, v. 18–21 makes final effort to persuade the Neapolitans to surrender, v. makes necessary preparations for the enterprise, v. 8, 10 learns of the possibility of entering Naples by the aqueduct, v. 42 does not succeed in storming the walls, v. 3 reaching Naples, attempts to bring about its surrender, v. 1 Ebrimous comes over to him as a deserter, v. 25, 26, 27 ordered to hasten to Italy, crosses from Sicily, v. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Procopius is in seven volumes.Power to make settlement with Theodatus, v. Other works by Procopius are the Anecdota or Secret History-vehement attacks on Justinian, Theodora, and others, and The Buildings of Justinian (down to 558 CE) including roads and bridges as well as churches, forts, hospitals, and so on in various parts of the empire. He is just to the empire's enemies and boldly criticises emperor Justinian. He was a diligent, careful, judicious narrator of facts and developments and shows good powers of description. The whole consists largely of military history, with much information about peoples and places as well, and about special events. Procopius's History of the Wars in 8 books recounts the Persian Wars of emperors Justinus and Justinian down to 550 (2 books), the Vandalic War and after-events in Africa 532-546 (2 books), the Gothic War against the Ostrogoths in Sicily and Italy 536-552 (3 books), and a sketch of events to 554 (1 book).
He may have been that Procopius who was prefect of Constantinople in 562, but the date of his death (after 558) is unknown. Sometime after 540 he returned to Constantinople. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer.
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