Procopius (gens)

The Procopii (Procopius or Procopia in singular male/female) were a family of Ancient Rome. Among the bearers of the name (not all of which were actually related to the clan) are:

  • Procopius (usurper) (c.325-366), nephew of Emperor Constantine I, a Roman general and usurper emperor
  • Procopius, magister militum, father of Emperor Procopius Anthemius
  • Procopius Anthemius (c.420-472), a Western Roman Emperor;
  • Anthemiolus, son of Procopius Anthemius, Roman general;
  • Marcian, son of Procopius Anthemius, usurper;
  • Procopius Anthemius, son of Procopius Anthemius, Consul;
  • Romulus, son of Procopius Anthemius;
  • Alypia, daughter of Procopius Anthemius, wife of Ricimer.

Other people bearing the name "Procopius":

  • Procopius of Gaza (c.465-528), a Christian rhetorician
  • Procopius of Caesarea (c.500-c.565), an Eastern Roman historian and writer
  • Procopia (9th century), the daughter of Nicephorus I and wife of Michael I Rhangabes